Flora of the wet area of Erzurum sweets

The aim of this study; The aim of this study is to determine the flora of the wetlands of Erzurum Marshes between 2017-2019. The study area is located in the A8 square according to Davis' grid system and in the Iran-Turanian flora area of the Holarctic region. The research area is between 1751-1764 m elevations. In this research, 223 plant taxa belonging to 141 genera belonging to 40 families were determined. The first three families with the highest taxa in the research area were; Asteraceae (43), Fabaceae (21), Lamiaceae (18). Phytogeographic regions of 102 taxa were determined. The distribution of these taxa according to phytogeographical regions is: 64.7% Iran-Turanian, 31.3% Euro-Siberian, 3% Black Sea, 1% Mediterranean. Of the 223 plant taxa, 54.3% are species with unknown geographical area and spread in more than one region. In this study, 25 endemic plant species were determined and endemism rate was calculated as 11.2%. The hazard status of 29 endemic and non-endemic taxa according to IUCN hazard categories were evaluated.