A Study of Medicinal Plants in Tuz Area in The Middle of Iraq

Document Type : Original Article

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Department of Biology, College of Science, Tikrit University.

Abstract

The current investigation was a survey study of medicinal plants in Tuz area in Salah Al-Din(Tikrit) district, From the beginning of November 2021 until the end of June 2022, It was recorded 34 plant species, which they belong to 21 botanical families. The species were compared with the Flora of Iraq, and it was found that five species Capparis spinosa, Conyza bonariensis, Portulaca oleraceae, Carthamus oxyacanthus and Allium roseum L. which were recorded in the area did not mention by the Flora. The present study found two species Alhagi maurorum and Prosopis farcta which that more prevalent in the study area, and two species Achillea aleppica and Salvia lanigera which that they were a rarity. The anatomical study showed the shapes and colours of pollen grains for some limited species which they recorded in the study area.

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