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¹ Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi, Tarla Bitkileri Bölümü, Eskişehir DOI : 10.21566/tarbitderg.281887 - This research was carried out in Eskişehir Plain in 2014, to compare sub-irrigated rangelands vegetation of Eskişehir Plain which have been grazing by sheep and cattle. Measurements were made according to loop method with 40 transect for each rangeland sites in the period of dominant species flowering. In both rangeland sites, it was estimated that Bermuda grass was dominant, Common rush could be suppressed by sheep grazing and species composition was different at rangeland vegetation depend on grazing animal species. Although canopy was dense in investigated rangeland sites, species components were adversely affected from heavy grazing in both rangeland sites. It was concluded from the results that botanical composition of the sub-irrigated rangelands in Eskisehir Plain were shaped differently depending grazing animal type, heavy grazing is main problem and new studies on carried capacity, grazing season and animal type are needed to improve and sustainable use of these natural resources. Keywords : Sub-irrigated rangeland, species component, rangeland condition and health, carrying capacity