Biodiversity of flora in parks of Almaty city

Abstract

The article provides an analysis of the biodiversity of flora in 13 parks in the city of Almaty. According to the results of many years of floristic research, the flora of the parks of the city of Almaty is represented by 360 species of vascular plants belonging to 201 genus and 70 families. Central Park of Culture and Leisure 201 species; park “28 guardsmen Panfilov’s men” 111 species; Kok-Tobe park 110 species; park “The First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan” 124 species; “Friendship” park 73 species; park “Yuzhny” 98 species; park “Gulder” 76 species; Gandhi park 97 species, Seifulina park 74 species, Children’s park Shvernik 76 species, Family park 142 species, Zheltoksan park 58 species. In terms of species composition, the flora of Almaty parks is dominated by the department Magnoliophyta, which accounts for 98.4% and 1.6% belongs to Pinophyta, Polypodiophyta, Lycopodiophyta, and Equisetophyta. The analysis of the flora of the parks showed that about 35 species of trees and shrubs were common for all parks, boulevards and squares. In the flora of all parks, the percentage of local aboriginal species is very low (1-3%). Perennial grasses (46.1%) and trees and shrubs (54.0%) play the main role in the spectrum of life forms of the parks flora. For the general flora of the parks of the city of Almaty, the prevalence of xeromesophytes and mesophytes is expressed.Key words: parks, city, flora, Almaty, green spaces.