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.
