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The Floristical, Ecological, and Syntaxonomical Characteristics of Salt Marshes and Salt Steppes in Turkey

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Abstract

Even though saline land is thought to be poor for plant biodiversity, a total of 640 taxa from 56 families has been recorded (70 of which are endemic to Turkey) in salt marshes and salt steppes in Turkey. After reviewing phytosociological studies on salt marshes and salt steppes, there were 47 instances recorded from salt marshes and six instances recorded from salt steppes. The smaller number of cases from salt steppes is most likely the result of a lack of phytosociological studies on many inland salt steppes. These areas are under threat from, amongst others, overgrazing, exploitation of agricultural areas, construction of tourism complexes, and harvesting of plants for different purposes. Therefore, in certain areas, measures should be put in place to protect these areas with their valuable biodiversity, and flora communities should be re-evaluated in light of new scientific knowledge. Hereby the authors summarized current knowledge about halophytic plant species and phytosociological units in both coastal and inland halophytic areas of Turkey. 

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Appendix

Appendix

List of the taxa found in saline areas of Turkey

Family

Species name

Habitat type

Halophyte or not

Region

Endemism

Amaryllidaceae

Allium ampeloprasum

M

A

Med/CA/BS

 
 

Allium atroviolaceum

 

A

CA/EA/Med

 
 

Allium callidictyon

S

A

CA/EA

 
 

Allium cappadocicum

 

H

CA

X

 

Allium hirtovaginatum

S

A

CA/Med

 
 

Allium macrochaetum subsp. macrochaetum

S/M

H

CA/EA

 
 

Allium pseudoflavum

S

H

CA/EA

 
 

Allium scabriflorum

S

H

CA

X

 

Allium sieheanum

M

H

CA

X

 

Narcissus serotinus

CM

A

Med

 

Apiaceae

Ammi majus

CM

A

Med

 
 

Bifora radians

 

A

All

 
 

Bupleurum croceum

S

A

EA/CA/Med

 
 

Bupleurum heldreichii

S

H

CA/Med

X

 

Bupleurum lancifolium

M

A

Med

 
 

Bupleurum orientale

M/CM

H

Med

 
 

Daucus carota

S/CM

A

All

 
 

Caucalis platycarpos

 

A

All

 
 

Echinophora orientalis

S

H

EA

 
 

Eryngium campestre var. virens

S/CM

A

All

 
 

Eryngium creticum

CM

A

Med/BS

 
 

Eryngium maritimum

CM

A

Med/BS

 
 

Falcaria falcarioides

M

H

EA/CA/Med

 
 

Ferula caspica

S

H

CA/EA

 
 

Ferula halophila

S

H

CA

X

 

Scandix pecten-veneris

S

A

All

 
 

Torilis arvensis subsp. neglecta

M/CM

A

All

 
 

Torilis nodosa

CM

A

Med/BS

 
 

Turgenia latifolia

 

A

All

 

Apocyanaceae

Apocynum venetum subsp. sarmatiense

CM

H

Med

 
 

Cionura erecta

M/CM

A

All

 

Araceae

Arum dioscoridis var. dioscoridis

CM

A

Med

 

Asclepiadaceae

Cynanchum acutum subsp. acutum

 

H

All

 
 

Cynanchum acutum subsp. sibiricum

 

H

EA

 

Asparagaceae

Asparagus lycaonicus

M

H

CA

 
 

Asparagus persicus

S

H

EA

 
 

Muscari longipes

S

A

CA/EA

 
 

Ornithogalum narbonense

S

A

All

 

Asteraceae

Achillea arabica

S

A

All

 
 

Achillea oligocephala

S

A

EA

 
 

Achillea schischkinii

S

A

EA

X

 

Achillea sieheana

S

H

CA

X

 

Achillea santolinoides subsp. wilhelmsii

S

H

CA/EA

 
 

Ambrosia maritima

CM

H

Med/CA

 
 

Anthemis cotula

CM

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Anthemis fumariifolia

S

H

CA

X

 

Artemisia campestris var. campestris

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Artemisia santonicum subsp. santonicum

M/S

H

All

 
 

Artemisia scoparia

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Artemisia spicigera

S

H

CA/BS/EA

 
 

Artemisia taurica

S

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Aster subulatus

M/CM

A

Med/BS

 
 

Asteriscus aquaticus

CM

H

Med

 
 

Bellis annua

CM

H

Med/BS

 
 

Cardopatium corybosum

CM

A

Med/CA/BS

 
 

Carduus nutans

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Carduus pycnocephalus subsp. albidus

CM/M

A

Med/ CA/BS/EA

 
 

Carthamus lanatus

CM

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Carthamus tenuis subsp. tenuis

CM

A

Med

 
 

Centaurea balsamita

S

A

Med/ CA/EA

 
 

Centaurea calcitrapa subsp. calcitrapa

CM/M

H

Med

 
 

Centaurea drabifolia subsp. floccosa

 

A

CA

X

 

Centaurea halophila

S

H

CA

X

 

Centaurea hieropolitana

 

H

Med

X

 

Centaurea kilaea

 

H

BS

 
 

Centaurea patula

 

A

CA/EA

 
 

Centaurea pamphylica

 

H

Med

 
 

Centaurea spinosa var. spinosa

 

H

Med/BS

 
 

Centaurea solstitialis subsp. solstitialis

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Centaurea tuzgölüensis

S

H

CA

X

 

Centaurea virgata

S/M

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Chlamydophora tridentata

M/CM

H

Med

 
 

Chondrilla juncea

 

A

All

 
 

Cichorium intybus

CM

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Cichorium glandulosum

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Cichorium spinosum

CM

A

Med

 
 

Cirsium alatum

S

H

CA/EA

 
 

Cnicus benedictus

M

A

All

 
 

Conyza canadensis

S

H

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Cota austriaca

S

A

All

 
 

Cota halophila

CM

A

Med

X

 

Cousinia birandiana

S

H

CA

X

 

Cousinia iconica

S

A

CA

 
 

Crepis commutata

M

A

Med

 
 

Crepis foetida subsp. foetida

M/CM

A

Med/CA/BS

 
 

Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Crepis sancta

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Crepis vesicaria subsp. vesicaria

M/CM

H

Med/BS

 
 

Cyanus depressus

S

A

All

 
 

Cyanus triumfettii subsp. triumfettii

 

A

All

 
 

Filago arvensis

S

A

All

 
 

Filago pyramidata

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Glebionis coronaria

CM

A

Med

 
 

Hedypnois rhadioloides subsp. cretica

CM

A

Med/BS/EA

 
 

Inula aucherana

M

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Inula crithmoides

M/CM

H

Med

 
 

Inula tuzgoluensis

S

H

CA

X

 

Inula aucheriana

S

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Inula viscosa

CM

H

Med/BS

 
 

Lachnophyllum noeanum

M

A

Med/EA

 
 

Lactuca sativa

S

A

Med/EA

 
 

Leontodon cripus subsp. asper var. asper

S

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Leontodon oxylepis var. oxylepis

S

H

Med/CA

 
 

Koelpinia linearis

S

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Micropus supinus

M

A

Med/EA

 
 

Oligochaeta divaricata

S

H

EA

 
 

Onopordum anatolicum

S

H

Med/CA

X

 

Onopordum davisii

S

H

CA

X

 

Onopordum turcicum

 

A

CA

 
 

Phagnalon graecum

CM

A

Med

 
 

Scorzonera cana subsp. cana

CM

A

Med/EA/CA

 
 

Scorzonera cana var. jacquinana

CM

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Scorzonera hieraciifolia

M

H

CA

X

 

Scorzonera laciniata subsp. laciniata

S/M

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Scorzonera parviflora

M

H

CA/EA

 
 

Scorzonera tuzgoluensis

M

H

CA

X

 

Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis

S

A

All

 
 

Senecio salsuginea

S

H

CA

X

 

Senecio vernalis

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Senecio vulgaris

 

A

Med/CA/BS

 
 

Sonchus asper subsp. glaucescens

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Sonchus bulbosa subsp. microcephala

S

H

Med

 
 

Sonchus oleraceus

M

H

Med/CA/BS

 
 

Tanacetum armenum

S

A

Med/CA/BS

 
 

Taraxacum bessarabicum

S

H

All

 
 

Taraxacum buttleri

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Taraxacum farinosum

M

H

CA

X

 

Taraxacum mirabile

S

H

CA

X

 

Taraxacum scaturiginosum

M

A

EA

 
 

Taraxacum serotinum

S

A

Med/CA

 
 

Taraxacum sintenisii

S

A

EA

 
 

Taraxacum tuzgoluensis subsp. eskilense

S

H

CA

X

 

Taraxacum tuzgoluensis subsp. tuzgoluensis

S

H

CA

X

 

Tragopogon coloratus

 

A

CA/BS/EA

 
 

Tragopogon porrifolius subsp. longirostris

CM

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Tripleurospermum callosum

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

X

 

Tripleurospermum parviflorum

S

H

CA

 
 

Tripolium pannonicum subsp. tripolium

M

H

Med/BS

 
 

Urospermum picroides

CM

A

Med/BS/EA

 
 

Xanthium orientale subsp. italicum

CM

H

Med

 
 

Xanthium orientale subsp. italicum

 

H

CA

 
 

Xanthium strumarium subsp. strumarium

 

H

Med/CA/BS/EA

 

Boraginaceae

Buglossoides arvensis subsp. sibthorpiana

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Caccinia macranthera var. macrantera

S

H

Med/EA

 
 

Cynoglossum creticum

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Echium angustifolium

 

A

Med/CA/BS

 
 

Heliotropium dolosum

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Heliotropium europaeum

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Lappula patula

 

A

CA/EA

 
 

Moltkia coerulea

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Myosotis alpestris subsp. alpestris

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Onosma halophyla

M

H

CA

X

 

Rochelia disperma var. disperma

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 

Brassicaceae

Alyssum blepharocarpum

S

H

CA

X

 

Alyssum desertorum

S

A

All

 
 

Alyssum linifolium var. linifolium

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Alyssum pateri

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Boreava orientalis

 

A

Med/CA/ES

 
 

Brassica elongata

 

A

CA/EA

 
 

Cakile maritima

M/CM

H

Med/ BS

 
 

Camelina rumelica

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Capsella bursa-patoris

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Descurainia sophia subsp. sophia

S

A

All

 
 

Draba verna

S

A

All

 
 

Erysium crassipes

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Erysimum huber-morathii

S

H

CA

 
 

Erysimum sisymbrioides

S

H

CA

 
 

Hornungia procumbens

S

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Iberis halophila

S

H

CA

X

 

Isatis kotschyana

S

A

EA

 
 

Lepidium cartilagineum subsp. caespitosum

M/S

H

CA/EA

 
 

Lepidium cartilagineum subsp. crassifolium

S

H

CA/EA

 
 

Lepidium draba

S/CM

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Lepidium perfoliatum

S

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Lepidium vesicarium

S

A

EA

 
 

Neslia paniculata subsp. thracica

S

A

EA

 
 

Sinapis arvensis

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Sisymbrium altissimum

S

A

Med/CA

 
 

Sisymbrium loeselii

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Sisymbrium officinale

S

A

Med/BS/EA

 
 

Strigosella africana

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 

Campanulaceae

Campanula conferta

S

A

EA

 
 

Legousia speculum-veneris

CM

A

Med/CA/BS

 

Caprifoliaceae

Cephalaria aristata

CM

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Valerianella vesicaria

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 

Caryophyllaceae

Allochrusa versicolor

S

H

EA

 
 

Arenaria serpyllifolia

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Cerastium dubium

 

A

All

 
 

Gypsophila antari

S

A

EA

 
 

Gypsophila oblanceolata

M

H

CA

X

 

Gypsophila perfoliata var. perfoliata

S

H

Med/CA

 
 

Herniaria glabra

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Holosteum umbellatum var. umbellatum

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Minuartia erythrosepala

C

A

CA

 
 

Minuartia picta

M

A

Med/EA

 
 

Minuartia sclerantha

S

A

CA

 
 

Minuartia urumiensis

S

H

CA

 
 

Sagina maritima

M

H

Med

 
 

Saponaria halophila

S

H

CA

X

 

Saponaria karapinarensis

S

A

CA

X

 

Silene colorata subsp. colorata

CM

A

Med

 
 

Silene salsuginea

M

H

CA

X

 

Silene supina subsp. pruinosa

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Spergularia bocconei

M/S/CM

A

Med/EA

 
 

Spergularia diandra

S

H

Med/EA

 
 

Spergularia marina

M/CM

H

Med/BS

 
 

Spergularia media

M/S/CM

H

Med/CA

 
 

Spergularia rubra

 

A

Med/CA

 
 

Stellaria media

 

A

Med/BS/EA

 

Chenopodiaceae

Amaranthus blitoides

S

A

Med/EA

 
 

Amaranthus viridis

S

A

Med/EA

 
 

Anabasis aphylla

S

H

CA/EA

 
 

Arthrocnemum glaucum

M

H

Med/EA

 
 

Arthrocnemum macrostachyum

M/CM

H

Med

 
 

Atriplex aucheri

S

H

CA

 
 

Atriplex hastata

M

H

Med/BS/EA

 
 

Atriplex hortensis

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Atriplex laevis

S

H

CA

 
 

Atriplex lasiantha

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Atriplex lehmanniana

S

H

EA

 
 

Atriplex leucoclada

S

H

EA

 
 

Atriplex micrantha

 

A

EA

 
 

Atriplex nitens

S

A

CA/EA

 
 

Atriplex rosea

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Atriplex tatarica var. tatarica

S/M/CM

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Bassia pillosa

S

H

CA/EA

 
 

Beta maritima

CM

H

Med

 
 

Bienertia cycloptera

M

H

EA

 
 

Camphorosma monspeliaca subsp. monspeliaca

S

H

CA/EA

 
 

Camphorosma monspeliaca subsp. lessingii

S

H

CA/EA

 
 

Ceratocarpus arenarius

S

H

EA

 
 

Chenopodium album subsp. album var. album

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Chenopodium album subsp. iranicum

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Chenopodium botrys

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Chenopodium chenopodioides

 

H

Med/CA

 
 

Chenopodium foliosum

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Chenopodium murale

 

A

Med/BS/EA

 
 

Cyathobasis fruticulosa

S

H

CA

 
 

Halanthium kulpianum

S/M

H

CA/EA

 
 

Halanthium rarifolium

S

H

EA

 
 

Halanthium roseum

S

H

EA

 
 

Halimione portulacoides

M/S/CM

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Halimione verrucifera

M

H

Med/CA

 
 

Halocnemum strobilaceum

M/CM

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Halocnemum cruciata

M

H

Med

 
 

Halogeton glomeratus

S

H

EA

 
 

Halopeplis amplexicaulis

M

H

Med

 
 

Halostachys belangeriana

M/S

H

EA

 
 

Halothamnus glaucus.

S

H

CA/EA

 
 

Halothamnus hierochunticus

S

H

EA

 
 

Kalidium wagenitzii

M

H

CA

 
 

Kalidium caspicum

M/S

H

EA

 
 

Kochia prostrata

S

H

CA/EA

 
 

Krascheninnikovia ceratoides

S

H

CA/EA

 
 

Microcnemum coralloides

M

H

CA

 
 

Noaea major

S

H

CA

 
 

Noaea minuta

S

H

CA/EA

 
 

Noaea mucronata subsp. mucronata

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Noaea tournefortii

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Panderia pilosa

S

H

CA/EA

 
 

Petrosimonia brachiata

M/S/CM

H

Med/CA

 
 

Petrosimonia glauca

M/S

H

EA

 
 

Petrosimonia nigdeensis

M/S

H

CA

X

 

Petrosimonia squarrosa

M/S

H

EA

 
 

Salicornia dolichostachya

M

H

Med

 
 

Salicornia emerici

M

H

Med

 
 

Salicornia frietagii

M

H

CA

X

 

Salicornia patula

M/CM

H

Med

 
 

Salicornia perennans

M

H

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Salsola brachiata

S

H

EA

 
 

Salsola crassa

M/S

H

CA/EA

 
 

Salsola dendroides

M/S

H

EA

 
 

Salsola erycoides

S

H

EA

 
 

Salsola grandis

M/S

H

CA

 
 

Salsola incanacens

S

H

EA

 
 

Salsola inermis

M/S

H

CA

 
 

Salsola kali

S

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Salsola laricina

S

H

CA

 
 

Salsola macera

M

H

CA/EA

 
 

Salsola nitraria

S

H

CA/EA

 
 

Salsola nodulosa

S

H

EA

 
 

Salsola soda

CM

H

Med

 
 

Salsola stenoptera

M

H

CA

X

 

Salsola tragus subsp. pontica

M

H

BS

 
 

Salsola tragus subsp. tragus

CM

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Salsola verrucosa

S

H

EA

 
 

Sarcocornia obclavata

M/CM

H

Med

X

 

Sarcocornia perennis

M/CM

H

Med/BS

 
 

Seidlitzia florida

S

H

EA

 
 

Spirobassia hirsuta

M

H

Med

 
 

Suaeda altissima

S

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Suaeda carnosissima

S

H

CA

 
 

Suaeda confusa

S

H

CA/EA

 
 

Suaeda cucullata

M

H

Med/CA

X

 

Suaeda eltonica

M

H

CA

 
 

Suaeda linifolia

M

H

EA

 
 

Suaeda microphylla

S

H

EA

 
 

Suaeda prostrata subsp. anatolica

M/S/CM

H

Med/CA

X

 

Suaeda prostrata subsp. prostrata

M/CM

H

Med

 
 

Suaeda splendens

M

H

Med

 

Cistaceae

Helianthemum microcarpum

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 

Convolvulaceae

Convolvulus arvensis

M/S/CM

A

All

 
 

Convolvulus lineatus

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Cressa cretica

M/S/CM

H

Med/EA

 
 

Cuscuta balansae

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Cuscuta campestris

CM

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 

Cyperaceae

Bolboschoenus maritimus subsp. cymosus

M

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Bolboschoenus maritimus subsp. maritimus

M

H

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Bolboschoenus laticarpus

M/CM

H

Med

 
 

Carex capitellata

M

A

BS

 
 

Carex cuprina

M

A

Med

 
 

Carex diluta subsp.diluta

M

A

EA

 
 

Carex divisa

CM

H

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Carex extensa

M/CM

H

Med

 
 

Carex flacca subsp. erythrostachys

M

A

CA/EA

 
 

Carex hispida

M

H

Med

 
 

Cladium mariscus subsp. mariscus

M

H

Med/CA/BS

 
 

Cyperus laevigatus

M/CM

H

Med

 
 

Cyperus longus

M

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Cyperus noeanus

M

H

CA

X

 

Cyperus pannonicus

M

H

CA/EA

 
 

Cyperus rotundus

M

A

Med/BS/EA

 
 

Cyperus serotinus var. serotinus

M

H

Med/BS

 
 

Eleocharis palustris

M

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Eleocharis uniglumis

M

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Fimbristylis bisumbellata

CM

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Isolepis cernua

M

H

Med/BS

 
 

Schoenoplectus lacustris subsp. lacustris

M

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Schoenoplectus litoralis subsp. litoralis

M/CM

H

All

 
 

Schoenoplectiella supina

M

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Schoenus nigricans

CM

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Scirpoides holoschoenus subsp. holoschoenus

CM

H

All

 

Dipsacaceae

Cephalaria syriaca

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Scabiosa rotata

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 

Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia falcata subsp. falcata var. falcata

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Euphorbia hirsuta

 

A

Med/CA/BS

 
 

Euphorbia macroclada

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 

Fabaceae

Alhagi maurorum subsp. maurorum

M/CM

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Astragalus condensatus

S

A

Med/CA

 
 

Astragalus hamosus

CM

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Astragalus karamasicus

 

A

Med/CA

X

 

Astragalus lycius

 

A

Med/CA/EA

X

 

Astragalus mesogitanus

S

A

Med/CA

X

 

Astragalus microcephalus subsp. microcephalus

S

A

All

 
 

Astragalus onobrychis

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Astragalus ovalis

M/S

H

CA

X

 

Astragalus shelkovnikovii

S

A

EA

 
 

Astragalus strigillosus

 

A

CA

 
 

Glycyrrhiza glabra var. glandulifera

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Halimodendron halodendron

S

H

EA

 
 

Lathyrus sativus

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Lotus corniculatus var. tenuifolius

M/CM

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Lotus halophilus

M

A

Med

 
 

Lotus strictus

M

H

Med/CA

 
 

Medicago littoralis var. littoralis

CM

A

Med/BS

 
 

Medicago lupulina

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Medicago minima var. minima

S/CM

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Medicago orthoceras

 

A

CA/EA

 
 

Medicago rotata var. rotata

CM

A

Med/EA

 
 

Melilotus albus

M/CM

A

All

 
 

Melilotus elegans

M/CM

H

Med/EA

 
 

Melilotus officinalis

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Onobrychis paucijua

S

A

CA

 
 

Ononis spinosa subsp. leiosperma

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Prosopis farcta

S

A

Med/EA

 
 

Sphaerophysa kotschyana

M

H

Med/CA

X

 

Tetragonolobus maritimus

M

H

Med/CA

 
 

Trifolium campestre

M/CM

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Trifolium fragiferum

CM

A

Med/CA

 
 

Trifolium purpureum var. purpureum

CM

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Trifolium repens var. repens

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Trifolium resupinatum

S

A

All

 
 

Trifolium resupinatum var. resupinatum

M

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Trifolium tomentosum

S

A

Med/EA

 
 

Trifolium stellatum

CM

A

Med/BS

 
 

Trigonella capitata

M

H

Med/CA

 
 

Trigonella coerulescens subsp. coerulescens

S

A

All

 
 

Trigonella foenum-graecum

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Trigonella monspeliaca

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Vicia narbonensis var. narbonensis

CM

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Vicia sativa subsp. sativa

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 

Frankeniaceae

Frankenia hirsuta

M/S

H

Med/CA

 
 

Frankenia pulverulenta

M/S

H

Med/CA/EA

X

 

Frankenia salsuginea

S

H

CA

X

Gentianaceae

Blackstonia perfoliata subsp. perfoliata

M/CM

A

Med/BS

 
 

Centaurium erythraea subsp. Rumelicum

M/CM

A

Med/CA

 
 

Centaurium erythraea subsp. turcicum

CM

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Centaurium maritimum

CM

A

Med/BS

 
 

Centaurium pulchellum

CM

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Centaurium tenuiflorum subsp. acutifolium

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Schenkia spicata

M/CM

H

Med/CA/EA

 

Geraniaceae

Erodium botrys

S

A

Med/EA

 
 

Erodium cicutarium subsp. cicutarium

S/CM

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Erodium gruinum

CM

A

Med/EA

 
 

Geranium dissectum

 

H

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Geranium molle

S/CM

A

Med/CA/BS

 
 

Geranium tuberosum subsp. deserti-syriacum

S

A

EA

 

Hypericaceae

Hypericum salsugineum

M

H

CA

X

Ixioliriaceae

Ixiolirion tataricum subsp. tataricum

S

A

EA

 

Iridaceae

Gladiolus atroviolaceum

M

A

EA

 
 

Gladiolus halophilus

M

H

CA

X

 

Gynandriris sisyrinchium

CM

A

Med/EA

 
 

Iris paradoxa

S

A

EA

 
 

Iris spuria subsp. musulmanica

S

H

CA/EA

 
 

Iris xanthospuria

M

A

Med

X

 

Romulea columnae subsp. columnae

CM

A

Med

 
 

Romulea ramiflora subsp. ramiflora

CM

A

Med

 

Juncaceae

Juncus acutus

M/CM

H

Med/BS

 
 

Juncus articulatus subsp. articulatus

CM

A

All

 
 

Juncus effusus subsp. effusus

S

A

All

 
 

Juncus gerardi subsp. gerardi

M

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Juncus heldreichianus subsp. heldreichianus

CM

H

Med

 
 

Juncus heldreichianus subsp. orientalis

M

H

CA/EA

 
 

Juncus hybridus

M

H

Med/CA/BS /EA

 
 

Juncus inflexus subsp. inflexus

M/CM

A

All

 
 

Juncus littoralis

M/CM

H

Med/CA/BS

 
 

Juncus maritimus

M/CM

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Juncus persicus subsp. libanoticus

M

H

Med/EA/CA

 
 

Juncus rigidus

M/CM

H

Med

 
 

Juncus subulatus

M

H

Med/CA/EA

 

Juncaginaceae

Triglochin barrelieri subsp. barrelieri

M/CM

H

Med/CA

 
 

Triglochin maritima

M

A

CA/EA

 
 

Triglochin palustris

M

A

CA/EA

 

Lamiaceae

Lamium orientale

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Lamium purpureum var. purpureum

 

A

Med/CA/BS

 
 

Phlomis armeniaca

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Salvia halophila

M

H

CA

X

 

Salvia syriaca

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Salvia viridis

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Scutellaria orientalis subsp. orientalis

S

A

EA

 
 

Teucrium polium subsp. polium

S

A

All

 
 

Teucrium scordium subsp. scordioides

 

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Thymus sipyleus subsp. sipyleus var. sipyleus

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

X

 

Ziziphora tenuior

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 

Linaceae

Linum bienne

CM

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Linum maritimum

M

A

Med

 
 

Linum mucronatum subsp. mucronatum

S

A

EA

 
 

Linum seljukorum

M

H

CA

 

Lythraceae

Lythrum salicaria

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 

Malvaceae

Alcea calvertii

S

A

EA

X

 

Lavatera thuringiaca

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Malva neglecta

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 

Menyanthaceae

Menyanthes trifoliata

M

H

EA

 

Myrtaceae

Myrtus communis subsp. communis

CM

A

Med/BS

 

Nitrariaceae

Nitraria schoberi

S

H

CA/EA

 
 

Peganum harmala

S

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Tetradiclis tenella

S

H

CA

 

Onagraceae

Epilobium hirsutum

M/S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 

Orchidaceae

Orchis palustris

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 

Orobanchaceae

Cistanche salsa

 

H

CA/EA

 
 

Orobanche minor

 

A

Med/CA/BS

 
 

Orobanche oxyloba

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 

Papaveraceae

Fumaria parviflora

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Fumaria vaillantii

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Glaucium leiocarpum

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Hypecoum pendulum

S

A

CA/EA

 
 

Hypecoum procumbens

 

A

Med/CA

Med/CA/EA

 

Roemeria hybrida

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 

Plantaginaceae

Plantago coronopus subsp. coronopus

S

H

Med/CA/BS

 
 

Plantago coronopus subsp. commutata

M/CM

H

Med/CA

 
 

Plantago crassifolia

M/S/CM

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Plantago holosteum

 

A

Med/CA

 
 

Plantago lagopus

CM

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Plantago lanceolata

S

H

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Plantago major subsp. intermedia

M

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Plantago maritima

M/S/CM

H

All

 
 

Veronica grisebachii

S

A

Med/CA/BS

 
 

Veronica triphyllos

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Veronica viscosa

S

A

EA

 

Plumbaginaceae

Acantholimon halophilum var. coloratum

S

H

CA

X

 

Acantholimon halophilum var. halophilum

S

H

CA

X

 

Limonium anatolicum

S

H

CA

X

 

Limonium angustifolium

M/CM

H

Med

 
 

Limonium bellidifolium

M/S/CM

H

Med/CA

 
 

Limonium echioides

CM

H

Med

 
 

Limonium effusum

M

H

Med

 
 

Limonium globuliferum

S

H

CA

 
 

Limonium gmelinii

M/S

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Limonium graecum var. graecum

M/CM

H

Med

 
 

Limonium iconicum

M

H

CA

X

 

Limonium lilacinum

M/S

H

CA

X

 

Limonium meyeri

M/CM

H

Med/EA

 
 

Limonium narbonense

M/CM

H

Med

 
 

Limonium pycnanthum

S

H

CA/EA

X

 

Limonium sieberi

M

H

Med

 
 

Limonium sinuatum

CM

H

Med

 
 

Limonium tamaricoides

M

H

CA

X

 

Limonium vananse

M

H

EA

X

 

Limonium virgatum

M/CM

H

Med

 
 

Plumbago europaea

S

H

Med/CA/BS/EA

 

Poaceae

Aegilops cylindrica

 

A

CA/EA

 
 

Aegilops umbellulata subsp. umbellulata

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Aeluropus lagopoides var. lagopoides

S

H

Med/EA

 
 

Aeluropus littoralis

S/M/CM

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Agropyron cristatum subsp. pectinatum var. pectinatum

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Agrostis stolonifera

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Alopecurus arundinaceae

M

A

EA

 
 

Alopecurus myosuroides subsp. myosuroides

M

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Alopecurus myosuroides var. Latialatussinonim

M

H

Med

 
 

Apera intermedia

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Avena clauda

 

A

Med

 
 

Avena sterilis subsp. sterilis

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Brachiaria eruciformis

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Brachypodium distachyon

 

A

All

 
 

Briza maxima

 

A

Med/CA/BS

 
 

Bromus arvensis

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Bromus intermedius

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Bromus japonicus subsp. japonicus

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Bromus madritensis

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Bromus psammophilus var. Psammophilus

CM

A

Med

X

 

Bromus psammophilus var. Robustus

CM

A

Med

X

 

Bromus pseudobrachystachys

CM

A

Med

 
 

Bromus racemosus

S

A

CA/EA

 
 

Bromus rigidus

M/CM

A

Med

 
 

Bromus rubens

CM

A

Med

 
 

Bromus squarrosus

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Bromus tectorum

 

A

Med/CA/EA/BS

 
 

Calamagrostis pseudophragmites

M

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Catabrosa aquatica

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Crypsis aculeata

S

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Crypsis faktorovskyi

CM

H

Med/EA

 
 

Crypsis schoenoides

S/M/CM

H

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Cynodon dactylon var. Villosus

S/CM

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Digitaria sanguinalis

M/CM

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Elymus elongatiformis

 

A

CA/EA

 
 

Elymus elongatus subsp. ponticus

CM

H

Med/CA

 
 

Elymus elongatus subsp. salsus

M/S

H

CA

X

 

Elymus farctus subsp. bessarabicus

CM

A

Med/BS

 
 

Elymus hispidus

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Eragrostis collina

M

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Eremopyrum distans

 

A

CA/EA

 
 

Eremopyrum orientale

 

A

CA/BS/EA

 
 

Festuca valesiaca

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Holcus lanatus

 

A

Med/CA/BS

 
 

Hordeum brevisubulatum subsp. violaceum

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Hordeum geniculatum

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Hordeum marinum

S

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Hordeum murinum subsp. glaucum

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Hordeum murinum subsp. leporinum

 

A

Med/CA/BS

 
 

Hordeum murinum subsp. murinum

M/S/CM

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Imperata cylindrica

CM

A

Med/EA

 
 

Lagurus ovatus

 

A

Med/BS

 
 

Leymus cappadocicus

S

H

CA/EA

 
 

Lolium rigidum

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Lolium rigidum var. Rottbollioides

M/CM

A

Med/BS/EA

 
 

Molinia caerulea

M

A

BS/CA

 
 

Panicum repens

M

A

Med

 
 

Parapholis incurva

M/CM

H

Med/BS

 
 

Phalaris aquatica

CM

A

Med/EA

 
 

Phalaris paradoxaa

CM

A

Med/BS/EA

 
 

Phleum exaratum subsp. exaratum

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Phragmites australis

M/CM

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Poa bulbosa

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Poa pratensis

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Poa trivialis

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Polypogon maritimus subsp. maritimus

 

A

Med

 
 

Polypogon monspeliensis

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Puccinellia bulbosa subsp. bulbosa

S

H

EA

 
 

Puccinellia bulbosa subsp. caesarea

S

H

CA

X

 

Puccinellia convoluta

S

H

Med/CA

 
 

Puccinellia distans subsp. distans

M/S/CM

H

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Puccinellia distans subsp. sevangensis

M/S

H

EA

 
 

Puccinellia festuciformis

CM

H

Med/BS

 
 

Puccinellia gigantea

M

H

Med/BS/EA

 
 

Puccinellia intermedia

M/CM

H

Med/CA

 
 

Puccinellia koeieana subsp. anatolica

M

H

Med/CA

X

 

Rhizocephalus orientalis

S

H

CA

 
 

Rostraria cristata var. Cristata

M/CM

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Saccharum ravennae

CM

A

Med/EA

 
 

Schismus arabicus

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Setaria glauca

S

A

Med/BS/EA

 
 

Sorghum halepense var. Halepense

M

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Sphenopus divaricatus

M/S/CM

H

Med/CA

 
 

Sporobolus virginicus

M/CM

H

Med/CA

 
 

Stipa ehrenbergiana

 

A

CA/EA

 
 

Trisetaria loeflingiana

M/CM

A

Med/CA

 

Polygonaceae

Atraphaxis spinosa

S

A

EA

 
 

Calligonum polygonoides

S

A

EA

 
 

Polygonum aviculare

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Polygonum equisetiforme

M/CM

H

Med/EA

 
 

Polygonum patulum subsp. patulum

 

A

CA

 
 

Polygonum salicifolium

S/M

H

Med/EA

 
 

Rumex crispus

CM

A

Med/CA/EA

 

Potamogetonaceae

Stuckenia pectinata

M

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 

Primulaceae

Anagallis arvensis var. arvensis

CM

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Anagallis arvensis var. caerulea

CM

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Androsace maxima

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Glaux maritima

M

H

CA/EA

 
 

Samolus valerandi

 

H

Med/BS/EA

 

Ranunculaceae

Adonis aestivalis subsp. aestivalis

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Adonis annua

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Adonis dentata

S

A

EA

 
 

Adonis flammea

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Adonis microcarpa

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Ceratocephala falcata

S

A

CA/EA

 
 

Consolida anthoroidea

S

A

EA

 
 

Consolida glandulosa

 

A

Med/CA/EA

X

 

Consolida orientalis

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Delphinium peregrinum

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Delphinium venulosum

 

A

CA

X

 

Nigella arvensis subsp. glauca

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Nigella turcica

S

A

EA

X

 

Nigella segetalis

S

A

CA/EA

 
 

Ranunculus constantinopolitanus

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Ranunculus cuneatus

S

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Thalictrum lucidum

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 

Rosaceae

Potentilla reptans

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Rubus sanctus

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Sarcopoterium spinosum

CM

A

Med/BS

 

Rubiaceae

Asperula arvensis

S

A

MED/CA/EA

 
 

Cruciata taurica

S

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Galium murale

S

A

Med/BS/EA

 
 

Galium tricornutum

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Galium verum subsp.verum

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 

Santalaceae

Thesium compressum

S

H

CA

 

Scrophulariaceae

Linaria genistifolia supsp. confertiflora

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Verbascum cheiranthifolium

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Verbascum helianthemoides

S

H

CA

 
 

Verbascum pyroliforme subsp. pyroliforme

M

H

CA

X

 

Verbascum sinuatum

 

A

Med/BS

 

Solanaceae

Lycium anatolicum

S

A

Med/CA/EA

X

 

Lycium ruthenicum

S

A

EA

 
 

Solanum americanum

S

A

EA

 

Tamaricaceae

Reaumuria alternifolia

S

H

CA/EA

 
 

Tamarix duzenlii

M/CM

H

Med

X

 

Tamarix hampeana

 

A

Med

 
 

Tamarix octandra

S/M

H

EA

 
 

Tamarix parviflora

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 
 

Tamarix smyrnensis

M/CM

A

CA/EA

 
 

Tamarix tetragyna

CM

H

Med

 
 

Tamarix tetrandra

M

A

Med/CA/EA

 

Thymelaeaceae

Thymelaea hirsuta

M

A

Med

 
 

Thymelaea passerina

 

A

All

 

Typhaceae

Typha domingensis

M

A

Med/CA/EA

 

Verbenaceae

Verbena officinalis var. officinalis

S

A

All

 

Xanthorrhoeaceae

Asphodelus aestivus

CM

A

Med/EA

 

Zygophyllaceae

Tedradiclis tenella

M

H

CA

 
 

Tribulus terrestris

 

A

Med/CA/BS/EA

 
 

Zygophyllum album

M/CM

H

Med

 
 

Zygophyllum fabago

 

A

Med/CA/EA

 
  1. M salt marsh , S salt Steppe , CM coastal meadow, H halophyte, A accompanied, Med Mediterranean, CA Central Anatolia, BS Black Sea+, EA Eastern Anatolia

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Tug, G.N., Yaprak, A.E., Vural, M. (2019). The Floristical, Ecological, and Syntaxonomical Characteristics of Salt Marshes and Salt Steppes in Turkey. In: Gul, B., Böer, B., Khan, M., Clüsener-Godt, M., Hameed, A. (eds) Sabkha Ecosystems. Tasks for Vegetation Science, vol 49. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04417-6_26

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