A Fluoristric Study of the Protected Area of Kalmand Bahadoran, Yazd Province

The current investigation concerns the flora of Bahadoran Kalmand protected region, 10 km southeastern of Mehriz, Yazd province. To this end, in the spring, summer and autumn of 2015, sampling was done from the area. A total of 168 plant species belonging to 30 families and 103 genera were identified. From the total identified species are 3 gymnosperms, 140 dicotyledones and 25 monocotyledones. The largest families in terms of species richness were Asteraceae (24 species), Fabaceae (23 species), Poaceae (21 species), Amaranthaceae (12 species) and Lamiaceae (10 species), respectively. Hemicryptophytes (31.6%), therophytes (30.9%) and champhytes (23.8%) constitute the dominant life forms of the study area. From a chorological point of view, Irano-Turanian elements were dominant chorotypes (78%) and the other species were belonged to two, three or more phytogeographical regions. The area comprises 31 (18.5%) Iranian endemic species which according to IUCN conservation categories were classified as Endangered (EN) and lower risk (LR) in Iranian red data list.