Maryam Behroozian, Hamid Ejtehadi, Farshid Memariani, Mohammad Reza Joharchi, Mansour Mesdaghi,
Volume 6, Issue 3 (10-2019)
Abstract
Stipa richteriana and Galium songaricum are newly recorded species for the flora of Iran, collected from Binalood and Hezar-Masjed Mountains in Razavi Khorassan Province. The geographical distribution of both species is mainly confined to the Middle Asia. Morphological characters of two newly recorded species are compared with their close relatives. Notes on taxonomy, ecology, phytogeography, and conservation status of both species are provided.