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Astragalo erythrotaeni-Gundelietum
armatae Kaya & Ketenoğlu ass. nov.
(Table 4, type ass.)
Holotype: relevé 82, Alatosun, Koh plateau,
Lat: 37o 46’ 374’’ N, Lon: 039o 54’ 437’’ E,
1350 m, cover 70%, size of sample plot: 50 m2 .
is is the type association of the alliance. e
association was identified at the altitudes of
1340-1550 m on the road of Koh Plateau a
subsidiary location to Alatosun which is in the
northeast of the study area. Gundelia tournefortii
L. var. armata Freyn & Sint. is dominant
in the physiognomy. It is an Irano-Turanian
element distributed in Central and South
Anatolia. e association spreads on volcanic
bedrock. e reaction of its soil is slightly asidic
(pH 6.5). It has a soil structure with high
organic matter (5.4%). e saturation is 65%.
Texture classes of the soil are loamy. When
this association is compared with Sileno capitellatae-Gundelietum
tournefortii identified by
Duman (1995) in Engizek Mountain in terms
of Sørensen (1948) similarity index, it has a
low similarity ratio such as 11.8%.
e association was connected to Astragalo
microcephali-Brometea tomentelli Quézel 1973
and Astragalo erythrotaeni-Gundelion armatae
all. nov. which have been created by
depending on this class.
Taneceto orientali-Astragalion gummiferi
Kaya & Ketenoğlu all. nov.
Holotype: Taneceto orientali-Astragaletum
gummiferi ass. nov.
is association was identified between
Karabahçe village and Kollubaba Hill (1570-
1630 m), Kollubaba Hill (1850-1905 m), on
the road of Koh Plateau (1635-1645 m) in the
borders of Alatosun and 9 km south of Bedro
Plateau on the road of Ovabağ and Viranşehir
(1460-1475 m).
e characteristic and differential species of
the alliance are as fallow; Alcea calvertii
(Boiss.) Boiss., Astragalus gummifer Labill.,
Astragalus lagurus Willd., Delphinium
macrostachyum Boiss. ex Huht, Echinops heterophyllus
P.H. Davis, Fibigia macrocarpa
(Boiss.) Boiss., Linaria kurdica Boiss. &
Hohen. subsp. araratica (Tzvelev) P.H. Davis,
Paracaryum kurdistanicum (Brand) R.R. Mill,
Phlomis armeniaca Willd., Phlomis kurdica
Rech.f., Ranunculus macrorhynchus Boiss.
subsp. trigonocarpus (Boiss.) P.H. Davis, Rosa
heckeliana Tratt. subsp. vanheurckiana (Crép.)
O. Nilsson, Symphytum aintabicum Hub.-Mor.
& Wickens, Tanacetum cadmeum (Boiss.)
Heywood subsp. orientale Grierson, Telephium
oligospermum Steud. ex Boiss., ymus
kotschyanus Boiss. & Hohen. var. glabrescens
Boiss., Viola modesta Fenzl.
is alliance which is new for science includes
the associations which belong to the steppe
vegetation that is dominated by brown forest
soils, that is distributed in the upper parts of
Karacadağ and that is found between the altitudes
1500-1950 m. e floristic composition
of the alliance comprises of herbaceous
species. Woody species are rarely found. It is
seen in the locations with the inclination
between 2 o -45 o slopes. is alliance is represented
by three associations in the study area.
e alliance included in Astragalo microcephali-Brometea
tomentelli Quézel 1973 characterizes
a part of the steppes in Southeastern
Anatolia. e alliance could not be connected
to any of the present orders in this class.
Symphyto aintabici-Phlometum kurdicae
Kaya & Ketenoğlu ass. nov. (Table 5)
Holotype: relevé 6, East of Karabahçe village,
Kollubaba Hill road, Lat: 37o 46’ 311’’ N, Lon:
039o 48’ 839’’ E, 1620 m, cover 60%, size of
sample plot: 50 m2 .
is association distributed in north and
south directions was identified between
Karabahçe village in northwest of the study
area and Kollubaba Hill (1570-1630 m). e
physiognomy is dominated by Phlomis kurdica
Rech.f. It is an Irano-Turanian element
distributed Eastern Anatolia in Turkey generally.
It spreads on volcanic bedrock. e reaction
of its soil is slightly asidic (pH 5.9). It has
a soil structure with medium organic matter
(3.6%). e saturation is 60%. Texture classes
of the soil are clay-loamy.
No similarity of this association with any others
introduced before has ever been found.
e association was connected to Taneceto
orientali-Astragalion gummiferi all. nov.,
alliance of Astragalo microcephali-Brometea
tomentelli Quézel 1973 class.
Taneceto orientali-Astragaletum gummiferi
Kaya & Ketenoğlu ass. nov.
(Table 6, type ass.)
Holotype: relevé 53, Kollubaba Hill, Lat: 37 o
42’ 101’’ N, Lon: 039 o 49’ 562’’ E, 1855 m,
cover 80%, size of sample plot: 50 m 2 .
is is the type association of the alliance. e
association was identified between Karabahçe
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