Document Type : Over looking Iranian Nature

Author

• Ahmad Pourmirzaie 

Research Expert, Research Division of Natural Resources Department, Kerman

10.22092/IRN.2021.355830.1405

Abstract

Khabar National Park and Rochun Wildlife Sanctuary with a total area of 178608 hectares, of which 149982 hectares include Khabar National Park and the remaining 28625 hectares belong to Rochun Wildlife Sanctuary, is located in Kerman province and within the cities of Baft and Orzooieh. Based on the collection of plants during different years, 730 were identified from the region. The most important plant families are Asteraceae with 88 species, Papilionaceae with 87 species, Poaceae with 74 species, Brassicaceae with 52 species, Lamiaceae with 45 species, and Caryophyllaceae with 38 species.  The genera Astragalus with 53 species, Nepeta with 12 species, and Salvia with ten species are the large genera in the region. The Alpine zone of the Great Khabr Mountain is higher than the ultimate limit of the Juniperus excelsa forest community. It is different in its slopes from the point of vegetation and biodiversity. According to the studies, 67 species of alpine plants were identified. In this zone, the most important plant families in terms of species number are Asteraceae with 12 species, Papilionaceae with ten species, Lamiaceae, and Rosaceae with five species each. Hemicryptophytes account for 49% of the richest biological spectrum of alpine plant species.