A study of the flora and determination of life forms of plants in Galali iron mine

In this survey, a floristic study was carried out in Galali iron mine. Galali mine is located in 58 Km northwest Hamedan, frontier Hamedan, Kermanshah, Sanandaj and at 47’ 54' longitude and 34’ 59' latitude. The method of plant collection in this region was classical method of regional floristic studies. Collecting plants were recognized and determined as families, genera and species by using of taxonomic method and required references. The collecting samples in this study were preserved in Herbarium of Bu-Ali Sina university. The life form of plant species was determined by Raunkier’s method. This survey showed that in Galali iron mine, there were 36 families, 116 genera and 147 species and sub species units. Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Poaceae, Fabaceae and Lamiaceae families had the most frequency. The life forms of plants included: phanerophytes (1%), cryptophytes (5%), hemicryptophytes (49%), chamaeophytes (6%) and, therophytes (39%). The highest geographical distribution was Irano-Turanian.