Iran has a very varied climate and a large variety of plants. More than 13 per cent 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
- Cannabaceae
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Citrus limonum var. dulcis
- Citrus vulgaris
- 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
- This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
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