Fatemeh Zarrinkamar - Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands P. ۰. Box ۱۳۱۸۵-۱۱۶, Tehran, Iran.

The foliar anatomy of the Caryophyllaceae family from Arasbaran Protected Area including the following species were studied under light microscope: Arenaria dianthoides, Arenaria gypsophiloides, Arenaria serpyllifolia, Cerastium glomeratum, Cerastium holosteoides, Cerastium szowitsii, Dianthus cretaceus, Dianthus crinitus, Gypsophila elegans, Herniaria hirsuta, Herniaria incana, Minuartia hirsuta, Minuartia acuminata, Minuartia lineata, Minuartia meyeri, Minuartia recurva, Silene alba, Silene ruprechtii, Silene spergulifolia and Stellaria media. The different anatomical characters on Caryophyllaceae family indicate flexibility of this family in various ecological circumstances.

Anatomy, Caryophyllaceae, Iran