Evaluation of Specific Diversity of Endemic Plants of Karagandy Region’s Flora

Abstract

The assessment of modern specific structure of endemic plants of flora of the Karaganda region (the Central Kazakhstan) is carried out. The general structure of endemic plants makes 116 species from 57 genes and 21 families. The greatest number of species is concentrated in families Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Boraginaceae and Fabaceae. The dominating genes are the following: Artemisia, Lappula, Silene, Astragalus, Zygophyllum. The analysis of vital forms has allowed to reveal that the greatest number of species is concentrated among grassy perennials – 73 plants, second position is occupied by annual and biennial plants (21 species), the third positions – by semi-low shrubs (14 species). The last place belongs to trees – 1 species. On ecological groups the greatest number of plants is carried to group of xerophytes - 87 species, on the second place are meso-xerophytes - 13 species, on the third position is mesophytes with 10 species, the smallest number of species is concentrated in group of hygrophytes – 1 plant.