International Journal of Agriculture Innovations and Research Volume 4, Issue 3, ISSN (Online) 2319-1473 Manuscript Processing Details (dd/mm/yyyy) : Received : 16/12/2015 | Accepted on : 23/12/2015 | Published : 28/12/2015 Some Botanical Properties of Hawthorn (Crataegus L. spp.) Taxa Natural Distributed in the Western Anatolia Part of Turkey Sevgin ÖZDER İN Hüseyin FAK İR Mu ğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Süleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Forestry, Truffle Application and Research Center, 48000, Mu ğla/Turkey Department of Forest Engineering, 32260 Isparta/Turkey Email:
[email protected] Abstract – In this study, some botanical properties of increased owing to the two-way migration of plants Howthorn ( Crataegus L. spp.) taxa which natural spread in between the two continents. On the other hand, Turkey has the western Anatolia, were determined. Data were obtained such a rich plant cover as it is located within the from 13 experimental sites that situated İzmit, Sakarya, European-Siberian Phytogeographical Zone in the Balıkesir, zmir, Kütahya, Mu la and Isparta province where İ ğ Northern Anatolia Region; Mediterranean Zone in the most distribution are exist of howthorn in the western Anatolia. Lenght, width, stalk and lobe number of leaves; Western and Southern Anatolia Region; and Iran-Turanian flowering periods and width, lenght, fruit seed weight and Zone in the Central, Eastern and Southern Anatolia number of fruits were calculated and results were given. Regions [7]. According to results, the largest taxon for leaf and petiole is The genus Crataegus L. which is one of the most Crateagus pentagyna (7 cm lenght, 3,8 cm widht and stalk is 3 important genera of Rosaceae family has around 200 cm).