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Determination of the dominant families in Sharafaldin shabestar region, Eastern Azerbaijan province (Northwest of Iran) | Abstract
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Determination of the dominant families in Sharafaldin shabestar region, Eastern Azerbaijan province (Northwest of Iran)

Author(s): Leila Joudi* and Hamide shadkami

Systematic Knowledge or plant taxonomy is one of the very old and important branches of botany. By gathering plants, we can recognize rare species of plants or those which are facing extinction, so that we can find some ways to prevent them from destruction. In this research, all plants were gathered from Sharafaldin shabestar area which is located in East Azerbaijan province. Shabestar city is located in the north-west of Tabriz and the geographic coordinates 37 degrees and 42 minutes of north latitude and 45 degrees and 5 minutes and 46 degree and 9 minutes East longitude. Plant samples from Sharafaldin area as well, were obtained during winter of year 2009 to fall year 2010. Standard method was followed with regard to collection of plant materials, drying, mounting, preparation and preservation of plant specimens’ .All the plant samples were pressed according to standard guides. If the plant samples were too long, then they were cut from several areas, so the sample contained the complete plant. At the next stage, samples were stick to the herbarium Cardboards and then were identified using floras, keys, illustrations and explanations which are available for different sources of plant Species. Dominant plant families consist of: Asteraceae (30 species ), Brassicaceae (14 species ), Fabaceae (10 species ), Poaceae (23 species ) Boraginaceae (8 species ) and Polygonaceae (7 species ).