Our study consists in examining the composition, physiognomy and biological types of spontaneous vascular vegetation in the Chott Edhiba (Souf region, northern Algerian Sahara). The site is between 31°57’30’’ N at 31°59’02’N and 5°22’42’E at 5°21’52’’ E. Flora sampling revealed 13 species of 13 genera and 8 families. Bodies of water are devoid of submerged plants. The distribution of species is heterogeneous between the four cardinal points of our wetland. The most common biological types are Chamephytes (42.86%) and Phanerophytes (35.71%), which characterize desert vegetation with low cover and low height. The Chernopodiaceae family has the highest number of species with five different plants, indicating the ability of these species to withstand salinity and drought. The majority of the species surveyed in our study are either halophytes such as Arthrocnemum glaucum, Halocnemum strobilaceum, or hydrophytic plants such as Phragmites communis, and Tamarix gallica. The Chott studied is home to a poorly diversified flora but well adapted to the unfavourable ecological conditions prevailing on the soil (high salinity) and the climate (drought).

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