Valiollah Mozaffarian - Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands P. O. Box ۱۳۱۸۵-۱۱۶, Tehran.

Four new species including: Echinops quercetorum (Compositae: Echinopeae), Erysimum elymaiticum (Brassicaceae), Gypsophila elymaitica (Caryophyllaceae), and Trichodesma elymaiticum (Boraginaceae) are described. Taxonomic characters for all species with illustrations are given.

new species, Echinops, Erysimum, Gypsophila, Trichodesma, Ilam, Iran