INVESTIGATION OF WILD LAND PLANTS OF THE RIPARIAN AREA OF THE DUJAIL RIVER, SALAHALDIN PROVINCE, NORTH OF BAGHDAD, IRAQ

In the current study, wild land plant specimens were collected during the flowering and fruiting period of these plants in February, April, June, August, andOctober 2023 from the riparian area of the Dujail River, Salahaldin Province, north of Baghdad, Iraq. Identified and...

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Main Authors: Khansaa Rasheed Al-Joboury, Lubna M. Zurgany
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Baghdad 2024-12-01
Series:Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum
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Online Access:https://jnhm.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/BINHM/article/view/1046/428
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Summary:In the current study, wild land plant specimens were collected during the flowering and fruiting period of these plants in February, April, June, August, andOctober 2023 from the riparian area of the Dujail River, Salahaldin Province, north of Baghdad, Iraq. Identified and the results showed that the number of these species were: 104 species, belong to 29 plant families,Included 26 dicotyledon families with 76 genera and 96 species. The asteraceae family was the most diverse, with 30 species, followed by Brassicaceae with (12) species. Additionally, there were 13 families represented by only one species in Dujail Riverwhich included: Apocynaceae, Berberidaceae, Capparaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Convolvulaceae, Geraniaceae, Lythraceae, Malvaceae, Papaveraceae, Plumbaginaceae, Primulaceae, Rutaceae and Urticaceae. For the monocotyledonseven genera and eight species. The Poaceae family was the most diverse, with five genera and five species, followed by Cyperaceae which has one genus and two species.
ISSN:1017-8678
2311-9799