
4000 years old Cypress of Abarqu is the oldest tree in Iran and the second oldest tree in the world.
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
- Aquifoliaceae
- Arecaceae
- Betulaceae
- Buxaceae
- Celtidaceae
- Cupressaceae
- Ebenaceae
- Elaeagnaceae
- Fabaceae
- Fagaceae
- Hamamelidaceae
- Juglandaceae
- Lauraceae
- Lythraceae
- Malvaceae
- Tilia platyphyllos subsp. caucasica
- Tilia tomentosa
- Moraceae
- Oleaceae
- Fraxinus angustifolia var. oxycarpa
- Fraxinus excelsior
- Fraxinus ornus
- Olea europaea
- Pinaceae
- Platanaceae
- Punicaceae
- Rhamnaceae
- Paliurus spina-christi
- Rhamnus pallasii
- Rosaceae
- Rutaceae
- Citrus aurantium
- Citrus decumana
- Citrus delicivsus
- Citrus limonum (lime)
- Salicaceae
- Sapindaceae
- Taxaceae
- Ulmaceae
- Vitaceae
See also
- Flora of Iran
- Flora of the Indian epic period
- Trees of Western Asia
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