The relationship gypsiferous soils and vegatation in Afyonkarahisar (Turkey)

Afyonkarahisar, being in Aegean / Middle- West Anatolian region, belongs to B3 square according to the Davis grid system. Most of the work place is filled with quaternary type of land. The work place has ?Arid- Semi Arid, Cold- Very Cold Mediterranean? bioclimate. Throughout the land, ?Eastern Mediterranean Second Type? antedecedent precipitation is observed. Throughout the work place, brown podzolic, alluvial and colluvial earth bare rocks and rubble stones are present as field type. In the work place which is found in Irano- Turanian floristic region, nearly fifty vascular plants have been identified. In this work, the relation between the gypsiferous soils in Afyonkarahisar and the flora has been investigated. In order to find the relationship between the soil and flora, soil samples have been gathered from the study area, and physical and chemical analysis of these samples have been carried out to be interpreted.