Medicinal Plants of Maneh and Semelghan Region in North Khorasan, Iran

Identifying Vegetation of each region is important for accomplishing other pure and applied researches in ecology. Especially in the Northern Khorasan province of Iran that unique ecological and climatic conditions make it a special habitat for the floristic studies. Rangelands comprise a large fraction of Maneh and Semelghan region. People in this area are highly dependent on rangelands. They use range plants as sources for food, medicine, livestock production etc. Therefore, identifying floristic list of medicinal plants of this region is beneficial for protecting the endangered plants, and for planning a sustainable use of medicinal plants. In addition to the many medicinal plant species are threatened with extinction in the region for various reasons and it is necessary to identify and protected.