Phytoecological and phytososiological studies on vegetation of Ulubaba Mountain (Adiyaman)

The study was conducted between 2013 and 2015 years. Ulubaba Mountain is located within the boundries of Adiyaman province. 46 family, 141 genera and 228 taxa were identified as results of syntaxonomyc studies. The endemism rate of research area is 20,61%. 120 quadrat were analyzed. 12 associations, all of which are new to science, were identified. Among these associations, 4 of them belong to forest and shrub, 8 of them belong to steppe and alpin steppe vegetations. Associations and their higher units are as follows: Classis: Quercetea ilicis Br. - Bl. 1947 Ordo: Quercetalia ilicis Br. - Bl. 1931 em. Rivaz - Martinez 1975 Alliance: Quercion ilicis Br. - Bl. (1931) 1936 1. Association: Allio stamineae - Platanetum orientalidis Şimşek & Tel Alliance: Quercion calliprini Zohary 1962 2. Association: Querco brantii - Pinetum brutiae Şimşek & Tel 3. Association: Hedysaro pogonocarpii - Amygdaletum arabicae Şimşek & Tel Classis: Quercetea pubescentis Doingt Kraft 1955 Alliance: Abieto – Cedrion Quèzel, Barbero et Akman 1978 4. Association: Aethionemo lepidioidis - Quercetum cerridis Şimşek & Tel Step ve Alpin Step vejetasyonu: Classis: Astragalo – Brometea Quèzel 1973 5. Association: Poo pseudobulbosae – Astragaletum muschianii Şimşek & Tel Ordo: Onobrychido armanae - Thymetalia leucostomi Akman, Ketenoğlu ve Quèzel 1984 6. Association: Asperulo serotinae - Centranthietum longiflorii Şimşek & Tel 7. Association: Cousinio foliosae - Astragaletum gummiferi Şimşek & Tel 8. Association: Marrubio globosii - Tanacetetum amanii Şimşek & Tel Alliance: Phlomido armeniaceae - Astragalion microcephali Akman, Ketenoğlu, Quèzel & Demirörs 1986 9. Association: Thymo migricii - Hypericetum scabrii Şimşek & Tel 10. Association: Helichryso aucherii - Acantholimetum multiflorii Şimşek & Tel 11. Association: Thymo kotschyanii - Rheetum ribdes Şimşek & Tel 12. Association: Cyclotrichido niveae - Pennisetetum orientalidis Şimşek & Tel