Iran has a very varied climate and a large variety of plants. More than 13 percent of the country is covered by forests. The list below is a just a start and is yet to be completed:

Anacardiaceae

• Pistacia vera

Aquifoliaceae

• Ilex aquifolium

Arecaceae

• Phoenix dactylifera

Betulaceae

• Betula medwediewii

• Betula pendula

• Alnus glutinosa

• Alnus incana

• Alnus subcordata

• Carpinus betulus

• Carpinus orientalis

• Corylus colurna

• Ostrya carpinifolia

Buxaceae

• Buxus hyrcana

• Buxus sempervirens

Celtidaceae

• Celtis caucasica

• Celtis australis

Cupressaceae

• Cupressus sempervirens

• Juniperus communis

• Juniperus excelsa

• Juniperus foetidissima

• Juniperus excelsa

• Juniperus oxycedrus

• Juniperus sabina

• Platycladus orientalis (introduced by man)

Ebenaceae

• Diospyros lotus

Elaeagnaceae

• Elaeagnus angustifolia

Fabaceae

• Albizia julibrissin

• Cercis siliquastrum

• Gleditsia caspica

Fagaceae

• Castanea sativa

• Fagus orientalis

• Quercus boissieri

• Quercus calliprinos

• Quercus castaneifolia

• Quercus macranthera

• Quercus petraea

• Quercus pontica

• Quercus robur

Hamamelidaceae

• Parrotia persica

Juglandaceae

• Juglans regia

• Pterocarya fraxinifolia

Lauraceae

• Laurus nobilis

Lythraceae

• Punica granatum

Malvaceae

• Tilia platyphyllos subsp. caucasica

• Tilia tomentosa

Moraceae

• Ficus carica

• Morus alba

• Morus nigra

Oleaceae

• Fraxinus angustifolia var. oxycarpa

• Fraxinus excelsior

• Fraxinus ornus

• Olea europaea

Pinaceae

• Pinus brutia

• "Picea orientalis"

Platanaceae

• Platanus orientalis

Punicaceae

• Punica granatum

Rhamnaceae

• Paliurus spina-christi

• Rhamnus pallasii

Rosaceae

• Crataegus laciniata

• Crataegus tanacetifolia

• Cydonia vulgaris

• Malus domestica

• Mespilus germanica

• Prunus armeniaca

• Prunus cerasifera

• Prunus cerasus

• Prunus dulcis

• Prunus laurocerasus

• Prunus persica (introduced by man)

• Prunus spinosa

• Pyrus communis

• Sorbus aucuparia

• Sorbus torminalis

Rutaceae

• Citrus aurantium

• Citrus decumana

• Citrus delicivsus

Citrus limonum (lime)

• Citrus limonum var. dulcis

Salicaceae

• Populus alba

• Populus euphratica

• Populus nigra var. afghanica

• Salix alba

• Salix daphnoides

• Salix viminalis

Sapindaceae

• Acer campestre

• Acer cappadocicum

• Acer hyrcanum

• Acer tataricum

• Acer trautvetteri

• Acer velutinum

Taxaceae

• Taxus baccata

Ulmaceae

• Ulmus carpinifolia

• Ulmus glabra

• Zelkova carpinifolia

Vitaceae

• Vitis vinifera

See also

• Flora of the Indian epic period

External links

• Irantreeshrub.com: Trees and Shrubs of Iran website