اسمعیل جارچی - PhD Student, Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
شهرام بهادری - PhD Student, School of Biology and Center of Excellence in Phylogeny of Living Organisms, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
محمد محمودی - Research Assistant Prof., Botany Research Division, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), P.O. Box ۱۳۱۸۵-۱۱۶, Tehran, Iran

The genus Erodium comprising nearly ۷۴ species is almost a cosmopolitan taxon, however, the Mediterranean basin harboring about ۸۰% of all species is considered the species diversity center of this genus. Erodium amanum reported here as a new record for the flora of Iran, is a dwarf dioecious perennial plant growing in a few restricted habitats at alpine steppes of NW of Iran. The genus is currently represented by ۱۲ annual and four perennial species in Iran, of which only one is endemic. Its description, geographical distribution map, photos, and morphological comparison with its close species are provided.

Alpine flora, Erodium, Geraniaceae, rare species, subendemic species