Contribution to a floristic study of the Ouezzane region (Prerif, North Atlantic Morocco-1)
CHRIQUI, A., BENKHNIGUE, O., Moujahdi, C., El Khadir, I., Mouniane, Y., ZIDANE, L., Hmouni, D. (2024). Contribution to a floristic study of the Ouezzane region (Prerif, North Atlantic Morocco-1). EKB Journal Management System, 64(4), 28-48. doi: 10.21608/ejbo.2024.226380.2439
Ahmed CHRIQUI; Ouafae BENKHNIGUE; Chouaib Moujahdi; Issam El Khadir; Yassine Mouniane; Lahcen ZIDANE; Driss Hmouni. "Contribution to a floristic study of the Ouezzane region (Prerif, North Atlantic Morocco-1)". EKB Journal Management System, 64, 4, 2024, 28-48. doi: 10.21608/ejbo.2024.226380.2439
CHRIQUI, A., BENKHNIGUE, O., Moujahdi, C., El Khadir, I., Mouniane, Y., ZIDANE, L., Hmouni, D. (2024). 'Contribution to a floristic study of the Ouezzane region (Prerif, North Atlantic Morocco-1)', EKB Journal Management System, 64(4), pp. 28-48. doi: 10.21608/ejbo.2024.226380.2439
CHRIQUI, A., BENKHNIGUE, O., Moujahdi, C., El Khadir, I., Mouniane, Y., ZIDANE, L., Hmouni, D. Contribution to a floristic study of the Ouezzane region (Prerif, North Atlantic Morocco-1). EKB Journal Management System, 2024; 64(4): 28-48. doi: 10.21608/ejbo.2024.226380.2439

Contribution to a floristic study of the Ouezzane region (Prerif, North Atlantic Morocco-1)

Egyptian Journal of Botany
Article 3, Volume 64, Issue 4, December 2024, Page 28-48  XML PDF (1.83 MB)
Document Type: Regular issue (Original Article)
DOI: 10.21608/ejbo.2024.226380.2439
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Authors
Ahmed CHRIQUI email orcid 1; Ouafae BENKHNIGUEorcid 2; Chouaib Moujahdiorcid 3; Issam El Khadirorcid 1; Yassine Mounianeorcid 4; Lahcen ZIDANEorcid 5; Driss Hmouniorcid 1
1Laboratory of Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
2Department of Botany and Plant Ecology, Scientific Institute Mohammed V University in Rabat
3Department of Botany and Plant Ecology, Scientific Institute, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco.
4Laboratory of Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco
5Laboratory of Plant, Animal Productions and Agro-industry, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
Abstract
This study’s main objective was to characterize the spontaneous vascular flora of the Asjen region and Brikcha forest. It was conducted in the study area Moroccan Atlantic North-1 (Man-1) in 2021–2022. The stratified sampling method combined with the records of the surface and itinerant survey methods were used as a basis to collect floristic data. Three hundred and eighty-four taxa belonging to 270 genera and 80 families were recorded, of which five species distributed among four families were new additions to the flora of the study area: Crepis vesicaria L. subsp. stellata (Ball) Babc and Scorzonera hispanica L. subsp. Hispanica (Asteraceae), Glinus lotoides L. (Molluginaceae), Juniperus oxycedrus L. subsp. oxycedrus (Cupressaceae) and Quercus coccifera L. (Fagaceae). The biological spectrum indicates the dominance of therophytes (47.66%), followed by hemicryptophytes (16.93%). Dicotyledons represent the most dominant systematic group (305 taxa, 79.43%), followed by Monocotyledons (72 taxa, 18.75%). Six families are dominant and represent 46.62% of all identified species: Asteraceae (61 species, 15.89%), Fabaceae (32 species, 8.33%), Poaceae (30 species, 7.81%), Lamiaceae (26 species, 6.77%), Apiaceae (17 species, 4.43%) and Caryophyllaceae (13 species, 3.39%). The most species-rich genus is Plantago, with six species, followed by Teucrium, with five species. The rate of endemism is 6.51%, with 25 species, eight of which are strictly endemic to Morocco. Rare or threatened species represent 3.12% of total species (12 species), with seven taxa on the national red list.
Keywords
Plant diversity; Checklist; Ecology; Asjen; Brikcha forest; Morocco
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