İn recent times considerable concern has been addressed to accepting the benefits of plant compounds and for creating a natural lifestyle. In the presented manuscript the herbal cosmetic products used in Turkiye have been evaluated. In all 140 plant taxa were investigated from the traditional uses.The results revealed that 40 were used for hair care, 28 as photoprotective agents, 25 for hair loss, 24 for skincare, 19 as perfumes, 17 for bad breath, 11 for dandruff, 10 for making soap, 7 for the mouth and dental hygiene, 6 against foot odor/sweating, and 4 for other purposes. The most commonly used herbal cosmetic plant taxa are; walnut (Juglans regia), common nettle (Urtica dioica), grape (Vitis vinifera), chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), and true laurel (Laurus nobilis). Walnut is most commonly used to treat the hair loss, the toothpick-plant (Ammi visnaga) in moral hygiene and the chaste tree (Vites agnus-castus) to decrease odor and sweating in feet.

İn article, Colutea komarovii Takht. distributed in Nakhchivan Autono- mous Republic, its position in the world flora and the phytocenoses formed by it are presented. At the result of conducted studies, due to the small population of this species and negative effects of zoogenic and anthropogenic factors it has been included in the protection status of Critically Endangered -CR B1ac (ii,iv); C2a(i) as a rare species. The condition of the species in nature has worsened due to the effects of continuous drought during last 3 years. This species was intro- duced in the collection of rare plants in the Botanical Garden and Institute of Dendrology.

On the territory of the Azerbaijan Republic, significant research has been carried out in the field of biomonitoring, bioindication and biotesting of components of natural landscapes. The development of these studies is relevant both from scientific and practical points of view by conducting systematic re- search in the field of biomonitoring, bioindication, and biotesting in the arid zone of the country as a unified landscape system, considering the possibility of using the results obtained in the field of tasks the development needs of the current and prospective economy.

The present paper is devoted to species composition, taxonomic status, distribution, and monitoring opportunities of lichens and mosses in the Bozdag mountain range. In general, 29 lichen species belonging to 22 genera, 17 families and 30 moss species belonging to 21 genera, 12 families were detected in Boz- dag. Lecania triseptata, Lecanora gllabrat species of lichens and Leskea polycar- pa, Leucodon immerses species of mosses have been recommended for biomoni- toring.Lichens and mosses of different origins of the Bozdag mountain range entered the study area at different times. It is known that the Poltava-type tropical flora dominated during the Oligocene. This tropical flora had a Poltavian tropical char- acter of the Caucasian flora in the early Neogene. In the early Oligocene and Ne- ogene, Lecidea, Lecanora, Caloplaca were widespread in the Caucasus. Shrubby epiphyte and epigey lichens are tolerant to atmospheric pollutants. Indi- cator species for use in the biomonitoring system have been identified. Lichen species such as Lecania triseptata, Lecanora gllabrat and moss species, such as Leskea polycarpa, Leucodon immerses are recommended for use in biomonitor- ing.

The article deals with the topic of species diagnosis in the genus Di- phasiastrum. At the moment, all the methods available to researchers require the removal of whole plant samples or parts of plants from populations. In this paper we propose a new express method for obtaining morphometric data of species of the genus Diphasiastrum without plant damage and give its hardware implemen- tation. The method allows the identification of species directly in the field. Field and desktop testing of the proposed method was carried out. The low variance of repeated measurements of species-specific traits suggests that the method is suitable. Three new locations of Diphasiastrum in the Moscow region have been discovered and described. The plants were described according to a set of diag- nostically relevant qualitative and quantitative indicators and identified as D. complanatum (L.) Holub subsp. complanatum. For each finding, a standard de- scription of the biotope is given and a conclusion is made as to the degree to which the location is potentially suitable for the long-term existence of the species population. We consider the proposed method to be potentially suitable for many members of the Lycopodiaceae family. The relative rarity of many of these plants in nature makes the appearance of the method timely.

The forests of the Caucasus are one of the most important regions of the taxonomic diversity of ferns. Here are 70 species and 29 genera, or 64% of genera and 44% of species of ferns of Eastern Europe as given by Cherepanov, with exception of hybrid and adventive ferns. Critical revision of the forest ferns of the Caucasus made possible to identify two new genera in the flora of the region (Cyrtomium, Onoclea). In general, as a result of taxonomic revision of the number of fern families of the Caucasus increased from 4 to 20, and the number of genera - from 23 to 31. New for the flora of Eastern European were 20 species and hybrids of the species range, 5 subspecies: Pteris vittata, Ad- iantum cuneatum, Cyrtomium falcatum, Dryopteris remota, D.caucasica, D.atrata, D.ambroseae and others. For the first time in the Caucasus were found Botrychium virginianum, Onocle sensibilis, Cystopteris dickieana and Dryopteris expansa. The most favorable for the development and dispersal of ferns in the Caucasus were forest areas with moderately warm and humid climate. At the same time, along with the humidity, the most important factors that influence the spread of ferns were the degree of rocky and stony habitats and the nature of slope exposures.

In this paper, by using the method of Electron Paramagnetic Reso- nance (EPR) spectroscopy, the influence of some stress factors (ionizing gamma radiation, radioactive contamination, and UV radiation) on C-3 (wheat) and C-4 (corn) plants has been investigated. Under the influence of stress factors on C-3 plants, a stimulating effect is observed in their development, and in C-4 plants, stress factors have the opposite, inhibitory effect on the development of these plants. It is assumed that this process is related with photorespiration - with a protective system that prevents an increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) dur- ing stress in type C-3 plants. In addition, the work shows that the stress factor has a stimulating effect on the generation of biogenic nanophase magnetic particles (Fe3O4 - magnetite and γ-Fe2O3 - maghemite) and leads to the appearance of anomalous magnetic properties in living systems. This effect can be used in the synthesis of functional magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles. The results show that stress factors play a stimulating role in the formation of paramagnetic centers in biological systems. This effect of exposure can be used as a bioindication parame- ter in environmental assessment and monitoring.

This study of the years 2007-2012 in Azerbaijan's water-marsh vegeta- tion, plants spread was carried out with the aim of determining the troops. Ac- cording to phytosociological features five types of habitat and a total of 101 plant associations and groupings were determined. Of these, 33 units of water to the coastal marshes troops 31, 13 birliklər wet çimən, aquatic forest birliklər 8, hidro- halofit to consist of the 17 plant associations. Azerbaijan's water-marsh vegetation cooperation for the 15 new plants have been identified. Vegetation formation of a at; Carex , Juncus , Ranunculus, Po- tamogeton, Schoeneplectus, Cyperus, Salix, Tamarix, Phragmites, Arundo belong- ing to the genus, in particular: Pragmites austuralis, Juncus litoralis, J. acutus, Typha latifolia, T. angustifolia, Schoeneplectus marittimus, Potamogeton salicifo- lius, P. pectinatus, Najas minor ssp. intermedia, N. minor ssp. armata, N. minor ssp. marina, Ceratophyllum submerse, C. demersum, Polygonum amfibium taxa dense population are. Water-marsh vejetation spread in 92% of the herbaceous, 8% woody plants body. Rivers, streams, creeks and water channels around the flora richer (312 taxa), marshes (160) , still slow flowing water and quaint water lakes (127), salt lakes and the sea coast halophytic marsh and sand dunes as habitats are even poorer (114). Today: Nymphetum albae, Nelimbio caspici-Nymphetum albae, Trapetum hyrcanae, Butometum umbellati, Spargenieto-Menyantetum trifoliati areal nar- rowing , which is under threat and in need of protection associations. Azerbaijan's water -marsh vegetation in the various hazard categories entered a total of 68 taxa that and they ; 25 VI (13.5%) , each of which is 11 to LR ( cd) and LR (lc ) (2.2%) , 10 LR (nt ) (2.0%) , 5 of the taxa (1.0%) were identified as belonging to EN and DD category.

The advancement of the vegetation cover of various regions can be considered as the most significant issue of commercial consequence. Plants that are less demanding on fertile soil, relevant for prevention of soil erosion, better purify the atmosphere and enrich it with oxygen have always been in the focus of researchers. From this point of view, the article is dedicated to the description of the perspective use of introduced species of coniferous plants in the greening and beautification of Absheron peninsula. The presented article is committed to the objective assessment of decorativeness coefficient of some coniferous plants introduced to the Absheron Peninsula. It is known that the formula calculation is very important for the comparative study of the decorative properties of different species coniferous plants used in landscaping since ancient times. For this purpose, the adapted form of the method proposed by Babich was developed and the decorative properties of a number of conifers were calculated.

Turkey contains a great variety of natural habitats, ranging from Mediterranean, Aegean, and Black Sea beaches to towering coastal and interior mountains, from deeply incised valleys to expensive steppes, from fertile alluvial plains to arid, rocky hillslopes. The richness in the diversity of habitats translates into richness in the biodiversity in Turkey. But, because of rapid human population growth (about 2.5% per year) and associated intensive or unwise utilization of natural resources and habitats the biodiversity of Turkey is deteriorating. Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey is rich in biodiversity compared to other regions. The east west oriented, parallel ranges of the Northern Anatolian Mountains run in the southern part of the Eastern Black Sea. Climate change will significantly influence the biodiversity of the region according to future climate scenarios for the region. We used existing literature related to flora and future climate of the region and field observations done in the different times to assess biodiversity in the region. Future climate of the region has been predicted by the Dalfes et al. (2007) using RegCM3 regional climate model. The region has total of around 2500 plant species and 386 of them are endemic. High mountain areas in Artvin, Rize and Trabzon are the places rich in endemism. Eight of the endemics are in the critically endangered list of IUCN while 55 are in endangered list in the region. The numbers of total species in each city are 1219 for Artvin, 747 for Rize, 894 for Trabzon, 457 for Giresun and 301 for Ordu. Numbers of endemic species in each city are 119 for Artvin, 74 for Rize, 70 for Trabzon, 54 for Giresun and 19 for Ordu. According to future climate scenarios, the eastern part of the region will get 200-300 mm increases in precipitation, while the western part won't have any increase in precipitation in the next century. The temperatures will increase 2-4 °C in the region in the next century according to RegCM3 regional climate model. Both plant belts and tree line will change under the current climate scenarios for the region. The influence of these changes on diversity in the region will be important and will vary according to site conditions.