List of trees of Iran

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