DOI: https://doi.org/10.36719/2707-1146/59/4-6
Elnara Salahova
Institute of Dendrology of ANAS
PhD in Biology
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5306-5850
salahova.elnara@bk.ru
Rare and Endangered Herbaceous Plants of Yardimli District
Abstract
Botanical Gardens for Plant Conservation (ICBGC), approximately 60,000 higher plant species worldwide or a quarter of the world's flora, may become extinct or be at risk of genetic erosion by the middle of this century. The list of rare and endangered plants found in various regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan is presented in the Red Book of the Republic of Azerbaijan (III edition), published in 2023. Among the rare and endangered species of flora in the III edition, 285 are herbaceous plants. In the III Red Book of Azerbaijan, published in 2023, 7 species of herbaceous plants were listed as rare and endangered in Yardimli region.
Keywords: extinct, endangered plants, herbs, mesoxerophyte, anthropogenic factor