This study is concerned with the native flora of the city of Ankara. Research conducted over a period of three years determined that there are 1 142 taxa (including 995 species, 147 subspecies and varietas) belonging to 385 genera and 76 families. The number of endemic species in the area is 146, which corresponds to 14.6 % of the total number of species. Of the 995 species of flora 276 (27.7 %) are Irano-Turanian, 76 (7.6 %) are Mediterranean, and 62 (6.2 %) are Euro - Siberian elements. The remaining 581 species (58.3 %) are multiregional.