Chemical , ecological and distribution study of species Atracytils carduus (compositae ) in Iraq .

Abstract

The study was carried out in plant laboratory – department of Biology , College of Science , Kufa University . The study aimed to determined the chemical content of plant parts root ,Leaves and Flowers ) of genus Atracytils carduus L.The results there were eleven chemical compounds which were differ in their color and Rf . The first and second compounds were found in root where some color was violet and yellow . The leaves had five chemical compounds ( 3,4,5,6 and 7 ) and their colors was clear violet while the compound ( 8,9,10 and 11 ) appeared in flower extract , with different Rf and the color . the study of ecology show that the species Atracytils carduus L grew at different soil types such as sand , stone and desert . In concern to the distribution study of this genus in dicate that it has been found in sixe region of Iraq .