ISSN 2617-8001 (Print), ISSN 2664-5297 (Online)
PRELİMİNARY STUDY OF THE EARLY SPRING AND SUMMER FLORA OF THE NORTHEASTERN REGION İN THE LESSER CAUCASUS WITHIN AZERBAIJAN
Parvana Kh. Garakhani, Arzu Y. Huseynova, Aynur S. Mehdiyeva, Shahla N. Mirzayeva, Nigar Ch. Zeynalzade, Parvin N. Aghayeva, Chichak M. Akbarova

The early spring and summer flora of the north-eastern area of the Lesser Caucasus was studied and a taxonomic analysis of the wild grass plants that spread here was given. As a result of the study of the area 52 species and 3 subspecies belonging to 39 genera and 17 families were identified. Among those Traunsteinera sphaerica Schltr., Dactylorhiza romana (Sebast.) Soó, Anacamptis coriophora (L.) R.M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W. Chase, Colchicum mirzoevae (Gabrieljan) K. Perss., Iris caucasica Hoffm., Iris pumila L., Iris paradoxa Steven., Iris alexeenkoi Grossh., Iris camillae Grossh., Iris helena K. Koch., Platanthera bifolia (L.) Rich.)are rare species included in the latest edition Red Book of Azerbaijan. At the same time, new distribution areas of Centaurea aucheri (DC) Wagenitz, Oxalis corniculata L., Euphorbia peplus L. were discovered in the study area and maps were drawn up based on GPS coordinates.

Keywords: biodiversity, endemic and rare species, Goygol, new distribution area, specimen
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