The Flora of Balikdami Wetland and Its Surroundings (Sivrihisar, Eskiflehir - Turkey)

The present study involves the flora of Bal›kdam› Wetland and its surroundings in Sivrihisar, Eskiflehir, Turkey. This 2-year study (2002-2003) examined the plant samples collected in this region and determined that there are 51 families, as well as 250 taxa belonging to 173 genera (247 species, 1 subspecies, and 2 varieties). All of these taxa belong to the Angiosperms (201 Dicotyledons, 49 Monocotyledons) subdivision. The largest families are Brassicaceae (31), Poaceae (29), and Fabaceae (25) in terms of the number of species and subspecies included. Genera represented by the highest number of species are Alyssum L. (5), Centaurea L. (5), and Consolida L. (4). The phytogeographical distribution is as follows: 47 Irano-Turanian (18.8%), 27 Euro-Siberian (10.8%), 23 Mediterranean (9.2%), and 153 unknown or other-regional elements (61.2%). The number of endemic taxawithin the study area is 29 (11.6%). Fifty-one taxa are new records for the B3 square.