The study of flora of Raskuh Area in Baft township in Kerman province

This research is based on the floristic study of Raskuh area of Baft Township in Kerman province that the wild vascular plants were collected and identified. This area with about 5500 hectares is located in 20 km of northeast of Baft town and 170 km southwest of the center of the Kerman province. Its minimum altitude is 2400 m and maximum 2700 m above the sea level. The annual average rainfall is 280 mm and the vacillation average of temperature is between -5 and 38 oC. This area is mountainous and a part of the Irano-Turanian region. The physiognomy of vegetation is chiefly as steppe (Astragalus spp. and Artemisia sieberi) but some parts are scrublands or woodlands (Acer monspessulanum, Amygdalus spp., Pistacia atlantica, …). Based on our study, 247 plant species of 51 families and 176 genera were identified which of them one family of Gymnospermes with one species, 43 families with 147 genera and 211 species of dicots Angiospermes, 7 families with 28 genera and 35 species of monocots Angiospermes were recognized. The family Asteraceae with 36 species and the genus Astragalus with 16 species as largest family and genus were identified in the region. Most of the species had Irano-Turanian nature from viewpoint of the phytogeographical aspects. Life forms were including 38.9% therophytes, 26.3% hemicryptophytes, 16.6% Chamaephytes, 9.7% geophytes, 7.3% phanerophytes and 1.2% hydrophytes.