Verbascum azerbaijanense (Scrophulariaceae), a New Species from

Verbascum azerbaijanense Sharifnia & Assadi is described and illustrated as a new species. This new species occurs in northwest Iran (Azerbaijan province). It is related to V. geminiflorum Hochstetter but is distinguished from it by the length of the inflorescence, the glandular hairs of the calyx, and the absence of fertile bracteoles.