Behnam Hamzeh&#۰۳۹;ee - Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, P. O. Box ۱۳۱۸۵-۱۱۶, Tehran, Iran.
Farrokh Ghahremaninejad - Dept. of Biology, Tarbiat Moallem University, Mofatteh Avenue, Tehran, Iran.
Mahmoud Bidar Lord - Dept. of Biology, Tarbiat Moallem University, Mofatteh Avenue, Tehran, Iran.
Farideh Attar - Central Herbarium, Dept. of Botany, School of Biology, College of Sciences, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.

Ventenata dubia (Leers) Cosson belongs to the family Gamineae is recorded for the first time as a new genus for the flora of Iran. This taxon has been collected from Ardabil province (Lisar Protected Area of Gilan and Sardabe Ardabil) in NNW of Iran for the first time. Its characteristics, localities, habitat, and geographical distribution are discussed.

Ventenata, Gramineae, new record, Iran