Crocus sativus L.
Iridaceae
Fars province, Iran
October 2025
Elevation 2000m
Iran produces over 90% of the world's saffron, with around 130,000 hectares of golden fields, and more than 350 tons of dried saffron have been produced this year!
#saffron #redgold #crocus
Fritillaria imperialis L.
Liliaceae
South Zagros, Iran
Elevation 2550m
April
The yellow form is very rare in natural habitats.
Cerinthe minor L.
Boraginaceae
West Azerbaijan province, Iran
June 2025
Elevation 1300m
#Boraginaceae #botany #ecology
Michauxia laevigata Vent.
Campanulaceae
West Azerbaijan, Iran
June 2025
Elevation 1400m
The native range of this species is TΓΌrkiye to Iran. It is a biennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.
#Michauxia #Campanulaceae #botany #ecology
Dionysia esfandiarii
Primulaceae
Endemic of Iran
Fars province, Iran
April 2024
Elevation: 3060 m
#Primulaceae #botany #ecology
Onobrychis sp.
seed & pod
Iran, June
Campanula saxifraga
Campanulaceae
West Azerbaijan, Iran
Elevation 2100m
Once again, Iβm missing another valuable congress simply because the costs are too heavy and unaffordable for Iranian researchers β and itβs honestly heartbreaking.
www.ihc2026.org
Silene schafta J.G.Gmel. ex Hohen.
Caryophyllaceae
Mazandaran, Iran
October 2025
Altitude: 700m
Crocus gilanicus B.Mathew
Iridaceae
Damash, Gilan, Iran
Endemic
October, 2025
Elevation: 1700m
#crocus #Iridaceae #Iran #botany
Fritillaria sanandajensis Advai
Named after Sanandaj, the center of Kurdistan Province, Iran.
Liliaceae
Kurdistan, Iran
April 2025
Elevation 2000m
This species was introduced several months ago.
Crocus caspius & Sternbergia lutea
Mazandaran, Iran
October 2025
Elevation 700m
Saffron time
Yesterday
I'll share a post about it next week.
Sternbergia clusiana
Amaryllidaceae
Fars province, Iran
November 2025
Altitude: 1950m
Crocus speciosus M.Bieb.
Iridaceae
Mazandaran & Gilan, Iran
October 2025
Elevation: 1600 - 2000 m
Sternbergia lutea (L.) Ker Gawl. ex Spreng.
Amaryllidoideae
Mazandaran, Iran
Elevation 700 meters
October 2025
Crocus caspius Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Hohen.
Iridaceae
Endemic to Iran
Mazandaran, Iran
24 October, 2025
Elevation 1700m
#crocus #Iridaceae #botany #ecology
Since 2020, we've discovered or introduced 8 new plant species to Iran! π±β¨
#Biodiversity #PlantDiscovery
Proud to share that our article - Biarum persicum, a new species from Iran, and the resurrection of Biarum platyspathum (Araceae) - has just been published in the Phytotaxa journal!
doi.org/10.11646/phy...
Thank you to Dr. Maruf Balos and Ramiar Majidi for their nice teamwork
Astragalus hirticalyxΒ Boiss. & Kotschy
Fabaceae
Arasbaran, Iran
June 2025
The native range of this species is E. TΓΌrkiye to NW.
Colchicum persicumΒ Baker
Colchicaceae
Lorestan, Iran
October 10, 2025
Elevation 2100m
#Colchicum
Prometheum pilosum
Crassulaceae
NE of Iran, Kalibar
Elevation 2500m
June 2025
A real rock plant
#Crassulaceae
Zagrosia persica (Hausskn.) Speta
Syn: Scilla persica
Asparagaceae
Iran
April 2025
Elevation 1800m
#scilla #Asparagaceae
Dionysia janthina Bornm.
Primulaceae
Endemic
Fars, Iran
April, 2400m
#dionysia #Primulaceae #botany β
Iris lycotis Woronow Ψ²ΩΨ¨Ω Ψ¬ΩΩΨ§ΫΫ
Isfahan province, Iran
April; 2100m
#iris #Iridaceae #botany #ecology
Alkanna orientalis (L.) Boiss. Ψ΄ΩΪ―Ψ§Ψ± Ψ΄Ψ±ΩΫ
Boraginaceae
Kalibar, Iran
June 2025
Elevation 1800m
#alkanna #Boraginaceae #Iran #botany
Nepeta glomerulosa Boiss.
Lamiaceae
Yasuj, Iran, August 2025
Altitude: 3100m
#nepeta #Lamiaceae #wildflowers #botany
My garden, April 2025
Fritillaria gibbosa
Fritillaria marivanensis
Fritillaria kurdica
Centaurea luristanica Rech.fil.
Asteraceae
Endemic
Dehdez, Khouzestan, Iran
April 2025
Elevation: 800m
This species often grows in rocky areas.
#centaurea #Asteraceae #botany #ecology
Iranian Astragalus Species: A world of diversity!
Did you know there are over 900 Astragalus species in Iran's flora? It's a truly amazing number!
