Vegetation Structure and Floristic Features of Al Rayn Region, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

This is the first study, so far, to monitor the plant species composition and the vegetation cover of different communities occurring in Al Rayn city. This study estimates the vegetation of Al Rayn region of Saudi. A maximum of 19 plant species belonging to 13 different plant families were collected and identified to distribute among four plant communities namely: Rhyzastricta, Pulicariacrispa, Citrulluscolocynthis and Acacia ehrenbergiana.