Flora of Bardız stream valley (Şenkaya-Erzurum)

In this study, endemic and rare plant taxa were determined as a result of the examination of the Bardız Stream Valley flora of the Şenkaya district of Erzurum province in the North East Anatolian Region. The study area is located within the borders of Sarıkamış Allahuekber Mountains National Park. The altitude is between 1300-2850 m and it is located in the Euro-Siberian and Iran-Turanian floristic regions and is under the influence of the Euro-Siberian floristic area. According to the Grid system of P. H. Davis, it is located in the A9 square. A total of 517 plant samples were collected in 18 field studies conducted between 2019-2021. As a result of the plant identifications, 195 genera belonging to 48 families and a total of 337 taxa belonging to these genera were determined. Of these taxa, 19 are endemic and 3 are in the rare plant category. The endemism rate was calculated as 5.63%.