Botanical Composition and Pasture Quality Assessment of Sıraköy Pasture in Çamlıhemşin (Rize, Türkiye)

This study investigated the botanical composition and quality status of Sıraköy pasture area in Çamlıhemşin district of Rize province. Field studies were conducted in July 2023 and 2024, coinciding with the full flowering period of the vegetation. Analyses revealed that the total soil coverage was 81.65%. When the botanical composition was analyzed according to soil coverage, Poaceae accounted for 27.96%, Fabaceae 17.61% and other families accounted for a significant 54.42%. The dominant taxa detected were Poa pratensis (5.68%) from Poaceae, Trifolium canescens (6.24%) from Fabaceae and Sibbaldia parviflora var. parviflora (3.98%) from other families. Despite the high vegetation cover, the quality of the pasture was determined as “Poor” with a quality rating of 3.19.