SCORZONERA ALBORZENSIS, A NEW SPECIES OF SUBGEN. SCORZONERA SECT. NERVOSAE (ASTERACEAE) FROM IRAN

A new species of Scorzonera (subgen. Scorzonera sect. Nervosae Lipsch.) is described and illustrated. Scorzonera alborzensis Safavi & Amini Rad collected from Siah Sang mountain in Central Alborz. It is related to the Scorzonera cinerea Boiss., in which it can be distinguished by the stems form and size, leaves size and arrangement, involucral bracts size, and achene size. An illustration and a scanned image of the type specimen of the new species are provided.