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Northern Asia with floristic districts

Common Characteristics of
North Asian Flora
The natural flora of nothern Asia includes 218 families, 1351 genera and 8130 spesies of vascular plants. About 37 % of species and 13 % of genera occur only in one or two of 70 districts. 29 genera of vascular plants occur in all 70 districts. Maximum number of districts included into the range of one species reaches 67 of 70, in 65-67 districts occur: Alopecurus aequalis, Bistorta vivipara, Chamaenerion angustifolium, Cicuta virosa, Eleocharis palustris, Epilobium palustre, Festuca rubra, Hippuris vulgaris, Juncus bufonius, Rorippa palustris and Sanguisorba officinalis.
FAMILY NAME GENUS NUMBER
ASTERACEAE 1101
POACEAE 736
FABACEAE 598
CYPERACEAE 478
ROSACEAE 399
RANUNCULACEAE 359
BRASSICACEAE 293
CARYOPHYLLACEAE 253
LAMIACEAE 252
SCROPHULARIACEAE 199
GENUS NAME SPECIES NUMBER
Carex 340
Oxytropis 189
Astragalus 169
Artemisia 152
Potentilla 127
Salix 126
Saussurea 118
Hieracium 84
Saxifraga 82
Poa 75
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