Ahmad GHAHREMAN, Farideh ATTAR, Alireza NAQINEZHAD, Adel JALILI, Aliasghar MAASOUMI

Two new records from wetland habitats of the central Alborz Aountains, Iran

Oxytropis glabra (Lam.) DC. (Papilionaceae) and Carex pycnostachya Kar. & Kir. (Cyperaceae) are reported as new records for the flora of Iran. These species occur in wetland habitats sharply embedded in steppic vegetation in the Alborz Mts., N Iran. A morphological comparison between these new records and related species is presented. Habitat features of each species are described. Newly found localities for these 2 species in Iran indicate westward extension of the distribution of these species.

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