CONTRIBUTION TO THE VASCULAR AND BRYOPHYTE FLORA AS WELL AS HABITAT DIVERSITY OF THE BOUJAGH NATIONAL PARK, N. IRAN

Abstract

Boujagh National Park is the first founded land-marine national park in Iran and the first national park in Gilan Province, N. Iran. This area is a critical refuge for a lot of migratory birds and so many valuable coastal flora and fauna. The present study revealed that, the flora of this area comprises 248 vascular plants and 10 bryophytes out of which six taxa are endemic for the flora of Iran. Chorotype spectrum of the plant species showed that most of them were widespread elements, i.e. pluriregional, subcosmopolitan and cosmopolitan. Therophytes were dominant life form in the Park. Ecology and floristic composition of all habitats in Boujagh National Park were surveyed and summarized as a histogram. Moreover, detailed floristic inventory was presented. Phenological study in the area, revealed different