TurkJBot 29(2005)435-461 ©TÜB‹TAK ResearchArticle FloraofKirmirValley(Güdül,Ankara) BurcuTARIKAHYAELÇ‹,Sad›kER‹K HacettepeUniversity,FacultyofScience,DepartmentofBiology,06532,Beytepe,Ankara-TURKEY Received:22.12.2004 Accepted:08.09.2005 Abstract: ThispaperdescribesafloristicstudyonKirmirvalley,betweenGüdülandYeflilözdistrict,inAnkaraprovince.Thestudy wascarriedoutduring2000-2003and1040vascularplantspecimenswerecollected.Fourhundredandforty-eightwildtaxa belongingto266generaand74familiesweredetermined.Furthermore,asforcultivatedplants,45taxaweredetermined.The totalnumberofwildandcultivatedplantspeciesis493.Thirty-twoofthewildtaxaareendemictoTurkeyandtherateofendemism is7.1%.The3largestfamiliesare Asteraceae (43taxa),Brassicaceae (40taxa),andFabaceae (37taxa).Thelargest3generaare Alyssum L.with10taxa, Veronica L.with7taxaand Salvia L., Astragalus L.and Vicia L.with6taxa.Thephytogeographical distributionofthewildspeciesisasfollows:Irano-Turanianelements73(16.3%),Mediterraneanelements46(10.3%)andEuro- Siberianelements43(9.6%).Forty-sevenspeciesarenewrecordsfortheA4square.Similaritiesbetweenthetaxaandratioof phytogeographicalelementsofKirmirvalleyandthoseof10otherstudiesperformednearourstudyareawerecomparedusing clusteringanalysis. KeyWords: Flora,Kirmirvalley,Güdül,Yeflilöz,Ankara,Turkey KirmirÇay›Vadisinin(Güdül,Ankara)Floras› Özet: Buçal›flmada,GüdülveYeflilözilçeleriaras›ndakiKirmirçay›vadisininfloras›araflt›r›lm›flt›r.Araflt›rmaalan›ndan2001-2003 y›llar›nda1040bitkiörne¤itoplanm›fl,74familyave266cinseait448do¤altaksonsaptanm›flt›r.Bunlar›nd›fl›ndakültürbitk isi olarak45taksontespitedilmifltir.Do¤alvekültürbitkilerinintoplamtaksonsay›s›493'dür.Alandakiendemikbitkisay›s›32 olup oran›%7,1’dir.EnbüyüküçfamilyaAsteraceae (43takson),Brassicaceae (40takson)veFabaceae (37takson)'dir.Enbüyükcinsler ises›ras›ylaAlyssum L.(10taxon),Veronica L.(7taxon)veSalvia L.,Astragalus L.,Vicia L.(6takson)'d›r.Taksonlar›nfitoco¤rafik bölgelereda¤›l›m›veoranlar›daflöyledir:‹ran-Turanelementleri73(%16,3);Akdenizelementleri46(%10,3)veAvrupa-Sibir ya elementleri43(%9,6).47türA4karesiiçinyenikay›tt›r.Kirmirçay›vadisiveyak›nalanlardabulunandi¤er10çal›flmaara s›ndaki taksonbenzerliklerivefitoco¤rafikelementoranlar›kümeanaliziilek›yaslanm›flt›r. AnahtarSözcükler: Flora,Kirmirçay›vadisi,Güdül,Yeflilöz,Ankara,Türkiye. Introduction 31".Thealtitudeoftheareaisbetween680matthe Kirmirvalley,whichwaschosenastheresearcharea, bottomofthevalleyand800mattheridges. islocatedinGüdüldistrict,90kmnorth-westofAnkara. Thevalleyhasavolcanicstructureformedby ThisareaisgeographicallyinCentralAnatoliaandinthe agglomerate,andesitic,andbasalticrocksfromthe Irano-Turanianphytogeographicalregion.Accordingto GalateanVolcanicprovince(TankutA,Sat›rM,GüleçN& thegrid-squaresystemadoptedfortheFloraofTurkey toprakV,1995.GalatyaVolkanitlerininPetrojenezi, (Davis,1965-1985)thestudyareaisintheA4square. TÜB‹TAK,raporno:YBAG0059,Ankara, pers.com.). ThebordersoftheresearchareaareGüdüldamatthe Becauseoftheabsenceofameteorologicalstationin south-westendandYeflilözdistrictatthenorth-eastend Güdülweusedmeteorologicaldataobtainedfromthe ofthevalley.Thereforetheresearchareais neighbouringdistrictsBeypazar›andK›z›lcahamamto approximately15kmlong(Figure1).Thevalleyis determinetheclimateintheregion.InBeypazar›and borderedbybanksonthenorthandsouthsides.The K›z›lcahamamtheaverageannualtemperatureis13°C researcharealiesbetweenthelatitudes32°12'37"and and9.9°Crespectively.Theaverageannualprecipitation 32°16'00",andthelongitudes40°13'07"and40°15' is398.1mminBeypazar›and577.4mmin 435 FloraofKirmirValley(Güdül,Ankara) LEGEND Tafll›cahill 985m YEfi‹LÖZ Road StudyArea ‹nbafl› Border N ridge 01km KARACAV‹RAN Çerçininkayaridge Köprübafl›ridge Karamana¤ac› Dam Kirmirstream Dump Alagözhill GÜDÜL 772m Figure1.Geographicalmapofthestudyarea. K›z›lcahamam.Awarmandhumidclimateispresentin ombro-thermicclimatediagrams(Figure2)weredrawn theareaowingtoitstopographyandprecipitation usingGaussen’smethod(Cirelietal.,1973).Asseenin regime,whichisEastMediterraneanType1WSAS Figure2,Beypazar›hasanaridclimate,while (winter,spring,autumn,summer)(Akman,1990).The K›z›lcahamamhasahumidone.Güdül’sclimateis °Ca:KIZILCAHAMAMb:1002md:9.9e:577.4 mm °C mm a:BEYPAZARIb:682md:13e:398.1 45 c:32 90 30 c:22 60 40 80 35 25 50 70 f 30 60 20 40 25 g 50 h 30 20 40 15 i i i 15 h i 30 10 g 20 10 20 f 5 10 5 10 0 0 0 0 -5 123456789101112-10 123456789101112 Figure2.Ombro-thermicclimatediagrams. 436 B.TARIKAHYA ELÇ‹,S.ER‹K somewherebetweenthoseofthe2districts.Warmthand europaea,Punicagranatum,Pyruscommunis L.subsp. humidityarehighinthevalley,givingrisetothe sativa (DC.)Hegi, Corylusavellana L.var. avellana and cultivationofmanyMediterraneanandotherplants. Pinusbrutia. Pinusbrutia Ten.andOleaeuropaea L.var.europaea are Thevalleyhasavolcanicstructureformedby characteristicspeciesfortheMediterraneanarea. agglomerate,andesitic,andbasalticrocks.Thecommon Cupressussempervirens L., Pistaciavera L., Punica plantsofthisvegetationtypeareAubrietapinardii,Arabis granatum L., Platanusorientalis L.and Persicavulgaris caucasica subsp. caucasica,Minuartiajuniperina, Mill.arealsotypicalexamples. Umbilicuserectus,Parietariajudaica,Galiumverum, ThereareaquaticplantsinKirmirstream(suchas Sedumcaespitosum,Sedumconfertiflorum,Androsace Potamogetonnodosus Poir.and Lemnaminor L.)and maxima,Dianthuscapitatus,Aspleniumadiantum-nigrum marshyplantsattheedgeofthestream( Typha andPolystichumaculeatum. domingensis Pers., Phragmitesaustralis (Cav.)Trin.ex Steud.,Juncusinflexus L.,Cyperuslongus L.,C.glaber L., C.serotinus Rottb,and Sparganiumerectum L.subsp. MaterialsandMethods neglectum (Beeby)K.Richt).Inthevalleybasin, Tamarix Thematerialsofthisstudyare1040vascularplant smyrnensis Bunge, Calamagrostispseudophragmites specimenscollectedfromKirmirvalleybetween2001 (Hallerf.)Koeler, Epilobiumhirsutum L., Lythrum and2003.Thesespecimenswereidentifiedbasically salicaria L.,Ranunculusrepens L.,Rorippasylvestre (L.) usingtheFloraofTurkey(Davis,1965-1985;Daviset Bessey, Polygonumlapathifolium L., Rumexcrispus L., al.,1988;Güneretal.,2000),otherFloras(Boissier, Pulicariadysenterica (L.)Bernh., Menthalongifolia (L.) 1867-1888;Rechingeretal.,1965-1977;Tutin& Hudson,andPolypogonmonspeliensis (L.)Desf.formthe Heywood,1964-1980;Zohary,1966-1986;Komarov& dominantplantcover.Alongthestream,denseaquatic Shishkin,1933-1964;Townsend&Evan,1966-1985; galleryforestispresentinsomeplacesandsparseforest Bor,1968;Pignatti,1982)andrevisions(Leblebici, inothers. Salixalba L., Populusnigra L., Elaeagnus 1990;Dönmez&Y›ld›r›ml›,2000).Inthefloristiclist, angustifolia L.and Platanusorientalis L.arethemajor whethertheplantisendemicornot,andwhich representativesofthisvegetationtype. phytogeographicalregionandthreatenedcategoriesit Onthevalley’sslopes Paliurusspina-christi Mill.is belongstoarementionedandthepositionofplantsthat widespread. Pistaciaatlantica Desf.isverycommon areinvulnerableanddatadeficientcategoriesare around‹nÖnücavesand‹¤delikseparately. Quercus discussedattheend.Cultivatedplantsarealsoindicated pubescens Willd.becomesdominantat750mandhigher. inparenthesesafterthelocality.Sincealltheplantswere Prunusspinosa L.andRosacanina L.arealsocommonon collectedfromthestudyareain“A4Ankara:Güdül”,this theslopes. Crataegusmonogyna subsp. monogyna informationisnotrepeated.Authorabbreviationsfollow J.Jacq.,Berberiscrataegina DC.,Coluteacilicica Boiss.& BrummittandPowell(1992).Threatenedcategoriesare Bal., Prunuscocomilia Ten., Amygdaluswebbii Spach., proposedfortheendemicandsomenon-endemictaxa Rubuscaesius L., Rubussanctus Schreb., Rosa accordingtoIUCNriskcategories(Ekimetal.,2000; hemisphaerica Herrm., Cotoneasternummulariifolia IUCN,2001)andthepositionofsomespeciesinthe Fisch.&C.A.Mey., Crataegusorientalis Pall.exM.Bieb. researchareaisdiscussed.Thephytogeographicalregions var. orientalis,Sorbusaucuparia L., Pyruselaeagnifolia ofthetaxawereevaluatedaccordingtoDavis(1965-85, Pall.subsp.kotschyana (Boiss.)Browicz,Loniceraetrusca 1988).Thewildtaxawerecomparedwithflorasof Santivar. etrusca andJasminumfruticans L.arewoody neighbouringareas(Akman,1974,1979a,1979b; speciesfoundontheslopes. Demircio¤lu,1990;Alt›nözlü&Vural,2000).The abbreviationsusedinthetextandthefloristiclistareas ThecultivatedwoodyspeciesinKirmirvalleyinclude follows:Ir.-Tur.:Irano-Turanian;Medit.:Mediterranean; Cerasusvulgaris Mill., Armeniacavulgaris L., Persica E.Medit.:EastMediterranean;E.Medit.(mt.):East vulgaris,Amygdaluscommunis L.,Pistaciavera,Cydonia Mediterranean(mountain);Euro-Sib.:Euro-Siberian; oblonga Mill.,Malussylvestris Mill.subsp. mitis (Wallr.) Eux.:Euxine;En.:Endemic;CR:Criticallyendangered; Mansf., Morusalba L.,M. nigra L., Cupressus EN:Endangered;VU:Vulnerable;NT:Nearthreatened; sempervirens,Cedruslibani,Oleaeuropaea var. 437 FloraofKirmirValley(Güdül,Ankara) LC:Leastconcern;DD:Datadeficient;B.T.:Burcu comprised3and443taxa,respectively.Ofthe Tar›kahya;HUB:HacettepeUniversityDepartmentof Angiosperms382taxaareDicotylodonae,and61taxa BiologyHerbariuminAnkara,CA:Clusteranalysis.At areMonocotyledonae. leastonesampleforeachtaxonwaspreparedby Thetaxacanbecategorisedaccordingto herbariumtechniques(Eriketal.,1996)anddepositedat phytogeographicregionsasfollows:Ir.-Tur.72(16%), HUB. Medit.46(10.3%)andEuro-Sib.43(9.6%).Therestof Similaritiesbetweenthetaxaandphytogeographical thetaxaareeithermultiregionalorphytogeographically elementratiosofKirmirvalleyandthoseof10other unknown(Table1).Theresearchareaislocatedinthe studieswerecomparedusingCA.TheNTSYSprogram Ir.-Tur.phytogeographicalregion,andsoIr.-Tur. writtenfortheIBMPCbyRohlf(2000)forCAwasused. ElementsaremorenumerousthanbothEuro-Sib.and