A floristic study in Chal-e Kabod mountain of Alashtar, Lurestan province

The current investigation concerns the flora of a Chal-e Kabod mountain, 20 km north of Alashtar, Lurestan province. A total of 178 plant species belonging to 40 families and 134 genera were identified during 2015. The largest families in terms of species richness, were Asteraceae (20 species), Lamiaceae (17 species), Apiaceae, Brassicaceae and Poaceae (each with 14 species), respectively. Hemicryptophytes (51.7%), geophytes (18.5%) and therophytes (15.7%) constitute the dominant life forms of the study area. From a chorological point of view, Irano-Turanian elements were dominant chorotypes (81.5%) and the other species were belonged to two, three or more phytogeographical regions. The area comprises 29 Iranian endemic species which according to IUCN conservation categories were classified as vulnerable (VU) and lower risk (LR) in Iranian red data list. Among the plants collected from the area, 99 species (55.6%) in the zone of 2300-2700 m and 79 species (44.4%) in the zone of 2700-3100 m had the most appearances.