A floristic study of the Shah Moallem region, Masuleh, Guilan province

Masuleh in the westernmost part of Guilan province with 48° 59ˊ longitude and 37° 9ˊ latitude is located at southwest of Rasht and from 35 km to the west of Fouman city. This study has been conducted to the identification of Shah Moallem region plants and present information about their geographical distribution and life forms. The elevation range varies from 1100 to 3058 m above sea level. The final results of the studies on floras during 2017 and 2018 showed 150 plant species which belonged to 75 genera and 59 families. The largest plant families, in terms of number of species, was Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, and Poaceae with 21, 16 and 14 species, respectively. Most of the plant species studied in this region belonged to Euro-Siberian/Irano-Turanian elements. Hemicryptophytes with 40.8% were a dominant life form that indicated the area had a mountain climate

Keywords:

Life form , North of Iran , Flora