بررسي فلورسيتكي و ويژگيهاي زيستي گياهان تالاب امير كلايه

Floristic and phytosociological studies of Amirkelayeh lagoon

Amirkelayeh Protected Area is situated in the north of Lahijan and 28 km to the northwest of Langerud, it covers an area of 1230 hectars. A contribution to the flora, life form and geographical features of the lagoon is given. In this lagoon a total of 85 species and subspecific taxa including 3 charophyta, 5 pteridophyta, 41 dicotyledonae and 36 monocotyledonae were identified. They belong to 45 families and 70 genera. The following families have the highest number of species: Cyperaceae. Poaceae, Ranunculaceae, Lemnaceae and Potamogetonaceae. 53 species (63.1%) are cosmopolitan; it means that they are distributed in the some different regions. The distribution of 22 species is limited to north of Iran. Also, 5 species are mainly distributed in the north and sparsely in the northwest of Iran. Geophyte with 40 species (48.8%) is the most frequent life form of the Protected Area.