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

Two new species, Lactuca birjandica and L. gilanica (Asteraceae) are described. In addition, a new record, Cichorium glandulosum Boiss. & Huet. is reported for Iran. Furthermore an interesting collection of Lactuca muralis L. from Gilan Forest in Iran is discussed for the first time. Taxonomic characters and illustrations are given for all species.

new species, new record, Lactuca, Cichorium, Gilan, Iran