Astragalus Protection Projects
Beypazarıgeveni (Astragalus beypazaricus Podlech & Aytaç)
The area in Beypazarı where the population is very weak has about 100 Astragalus beypazaricus individuals. Beypazarı has been taken under protection and prepared protection project. In its natural landscape, the plant, which has been trying to survive for the last three years, has not given flowers in 2007 and 2008 due to its drought. The flowering plant in 2009, this time unable to seed due to insect bites; it has become a food for the insects that leave their eggs in the grass. The vital presence of the plant in Beypazarı is adversely affected by the route expansion efforts in the region. The road studies initiated about four years ago have partially harmed the plant even though it did not directly cause damage to the area. In Beypazarı, necessary measures were taken in cooperation with the district governorship, the mayor, the General Directorate of Highways, the Nature Society and the Ali Nihat Gökyiğit Foundation for the preservation and on-site retention of the building, and a wire mesh was drawn through the road to reduce the effect of construction machines. The seeds of the Beypazari have been moved to the NGBB, where they have been started to grow by germination.
Yıldırımlıgeveni (Astragalus yildirimli Aytaç & Ekici)
The leaves were 15-30 cm and parted. 5-10 pairs of leaflets in the form of elliptical fruit and flattened hair. It is found in simple spike shape, 25-75 flowers. From mid-May to mid-June the flowers are pinkish. Cylindrical feathers and fruites are hairless; the corresponding brown dots are visible. Yildirimliveni, botanist Professor. Dr. Şinasi was taken from Yıldırımlı (Hacettepe University) and introduced to the world in 2002 by Turkish scientists. Beypazarı in Turkey, Kırbaşı means to be in a place of rare species that grows in the sandy vineyards of the village Gürsöğüt. 300-400 individuals of the naturally occurring plant were identified. However, negative factors such as sand storms and irregular heavy rains, as well as the uncontrollably destructive planting of steppe into the field, are threat. The NGBB is also seen to be for protection. It was germinated in NGBB with those collected from the natural environment. The brochure studies planned to be published within the scope of the activities aimed at promoting the project are also about to conclude.