Sogol Fereidounfar Fereidounfar - Master of Science Student / Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Tarbiat Moallem University, Tehran, Iran
Saeed Shirzadian - Assistant Professor / Department of Botany, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, P.O. Box ۱۴۵۴, Tehran ۱۹۳۹۵, Iran
Massoud Ranjbar - Assistant Professor / Department of Biology, Faculty of Sceince, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
Farrokh Ghahremaninejad - Associate Professor / Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Tarbiat Moallem University, Tehran, Iran

Alvand Mt. (Hamedan province, W Iran) is one of the highest mountains in Iran. The present research paper is a survey on the moss flora of the area. Based on this study, totally, ۲۲ mosses species are being reported from the area, out of which ۱۴ of them are new for the province, while, two species are new records for Iran. These are belonging to the family Pottiaceae, Syntrichia norvegica and Tortula solmsii. A list of Alvand moss flora based on the present work is also presented. In addition, a list of the Hamedan moss flora on the basis of the recent published papers and our survey is also added. Totally based on the collected specimens in this research and the published literatures, there are ۳۲ moss species in Hamedan province.

Bryophytes, Alvand mountain, check list, new records, Pottiaceae, Syntrichia norvegica, Tortula solmsii, Iran