Investigating the flora, Life form, and the geographical distribution of plants in the international wetland (none-hunting) region of Gomishan in the north west of Golestan

The none-hunting area of Gomishan international wetland is located between 53o 54' 34" of eastern longitude and 37 o 9' 9" of northern latitudes in the north west of Golestan. It covers an area of 14000 hectares and is considered as the wetland ecosystem of the province. The minimum and maximum elevations of the area under study are -16 and 40 m, respectively. The collected samples were identified on the basis of the common plant taxonomies and the application of the indispensable resources and the family, genera, and species of each of them were determined. The names of the taxonomies of the region were provided in alphabetical, family, and the scientific name orders. Generally speaking, 28 families, 77 genera, and 93 plant species were identified, of which the most frequent species belonged to Poaceae (with 18 species), Chenopodiaceae (with 13 species), and Asteraceae (with 11 species). From among different plants in this region, Therophytes has the most frequent life form with 61 species and 65.6%. Investigating the geographical distribution of the species indicated that 34.4% (i.e. 32 species) belong to Irano-Turanian region, 16.1% belong to Irano-Turanian, Mediterranean, and Euro-Siberian regions, and 12.9% were considered as multi-regional.