Dr. Sajad Alipour
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Botanist and Ecologist | With a focus on bulbs and alpine plants #OpenToWork I'm looking for a postdoc position.
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Dear Friends
My goal is just to introduce the wild flowers of Iran and nothing more. I am neither a politician nor have anything to do with it. We are a scientific community, far from the policies of our countries. I hope you understand
Thank you so much
Verbasum songaricum
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Iran, the country of Astragalus (more than 900 species)
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Today 2 March 2023
Dionysia bryoides
Shiraz, Fars, Iran
Altitude: 2050m
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Dionysia janthina
Iran, April 2024
Elevation 3000m
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It is amazing that out of 8000 plant species in Iran, 800 of them are Astragalus.
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Dionysia bryoides
Shiraz , Iran
Elevation 2650m
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Why does my post not appear to my followers?🤔
What a pity most of them can't see the beauties of my country
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As a Horticulturist and Botanist, I really enjoy adapting and propagating wildflowers.
Today, Shiraz, Iran
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We need a professional writer and publisher to write a book about wildflowers of Iran. Our information and photos about them are comprehensive. Please share this post.
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Write something about the Flora of Iran under this post
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Dionysia janthina
Primulaceae
Shirkoh, Yazd province, Iran
Yesterday; March 2023
Altitude: 2440m
We drove about 900 kilometers (round trip) to photograph this beautiful species on a heavy rainy day. Sorry if the photos don't have good quality due to heavy rain
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Iris lycotis Woronow
Iridaceae
Fars province, Iran
May 2024
Elevation 2550m
#iris
#iridaceae
#botany
#wildflowers
#Ecology
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Dionysia esfandiarii
Endemic of Iran
Bavanat, Fars province, Iran
April 18, 2024
Altitude: 3060 m
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Dionysia curviflora
Primulaceae
Yazd province, Iran
March 2023
Altitude: 2440m
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Iris reticulata
Fars province, Iran
Today; 22 February, 2024
Altitude: 2200m
#Iris
#Iran
#nature
#wildflower
#botany
#Ecology
#conservation
#beauty
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Dionysia janthina Bornm
Primulaceae
Fars, Iran
Elevation 2600m
April 2024
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"The beauty of the desert"
Cistanche tubulosa
Orbanchaceae
Kerman, Iran
April 2023 ; Altitude: 1500m
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Onopordum leptolepis DC
Asteraceae
Shiraz, Iran
July 2024
Elevation: 1850M
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Did it ever cross your mind that Iran has such a rich flora?🤔
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Guess what plant it is😅
Don't worry, it's real
Zagros mountains, Iran
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Iris iberica subsp. lycotis
Isfahan province, Iran
Altitude: 2100 m
May 2022
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Dionysia mozzafariani
Endemic
Semiom, ISFAHAN, Iran
April 2023
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Dionysia zetterlundii
Bakhtiari Province, IRAN
Because there were no photos of it in its natural habitat, in May 2022, after hours of driving (7 hours) and inquiries about it, we finally saw and photographed this species on top of the harsh mountain with more than 3100m altitudes
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Iris hymenospatha ssp hymenospatha in two different colors
Fars, Iran
Feb 2023, Altitude 2300m
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Biarum carduchorum (Schott)
Araceae
Zagros, Iran
September 2023
#bulbous_plant
#geophyte
#botany
#Ecology
#Araceae
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Fritillaria imperialis
South Zagros, Iran
Blooming April
Altitude 2400m
Yellow form is really rare, and you must be very lucky to visit them after several years Botanizing.
#Fritillaria
#Liliaceae
#botany
#ecology
#rare
#Iran
#bulbs
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Corydalis aitchisonii
Papaveraceae
Mashhad, Iran
April 2024
Elevation 2300m
#corydalis
#Papaveraceae
#botany
#Ecology
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Each year, I produce Fritillaria imperialis bulbs in order to restore the damaged habitats. Alone and voluntarily, I produce thousands of bulbs from seeds every year, and in the fall, I work to plant them in the destroyed natural habitats to help my country's future.
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Tulipa micheliana Hoog
Mashhad, Iran
April 5, 2024
Elevation: 1240m
Dry farming and overgrazing are the main threats to this species.
#tulipa
#Liliaceae
#wildflowers
#photography
#botany
#ecology
#gardening
#Flowers
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Colchicum szovitsii
Fars province, Iran
Altitude: 2400m
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Tulipa sarvestanica a new species from south-western Iran
This species was discovered and collected by me and Ramiar Majidi in early 2023.
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After a decade of botanizing and many travels all around Iran, I believe I am still an amateur researcher.
Yesterday, Fars, Iran
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Iris lycotis Woronow
Iridaceae
Fars province, Iran
May 2024
Elevation 2550m
#iris
#iridaceae
#botany
#wildflowers
#Ecology
#geophyte
#photography
#Conservation
#Plant2024
#wildlife
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Cyclamen elegans and Cyclamen coum in natural habitats
The Caspian Hyrcanian Mixed Forests, North of Iran
Altitude 300m
January- February 2020
#cyclamen
#Primulaceae
#wildflowers
#ornamental_plants
#Iran
#nativeplants
#sajadalipour
#ecology
#bidiversity
#botany
#horticulture
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Hi everyone , I'm looking for Botanist, Ecologist, and Horticulturist roles. I would appreciate your support. Thank you in advance for any connections or opportunities you can offer.
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Are my posts visible to you? I think my posts are getting less visibility 🤔
Tragopogon caricifolius Boiss
Asteraceae
Bakhtiari, Iran
April 2024
Elevation 2200m
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Papaver laevigatum
Fars province, Iran
May 2023
Altitude 2400m
#papaver
#Poppy_flower
#botany
#ecology
#wildlifephotography
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Dionysia bryoides
Shiraz, IRAN
March 2022
Altitude: 1850m
This species only grows on wet and shady cliffs
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Dionysia assadii
February 15, 2024
Altitude: 2300
We found this new site 50km far away from its classic location.Unfortunately, more than 90% of the population was destroyed due to recent droughts. Special thanks to SRGC(Scottish Rock Garden Club) for supporting us this year
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Dionysia zagrica
Primulaceae
Lordegan, Iran
March 9, 2024
Altitude 1650m
This species grows on southern horizontal rocks.
#Dionysia
#Primulaceae
#botany
#Ecology
#wildflower
#Iran
#gardening
#rockgarden
#flower
#SRGC
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Fritillaria imperialis
Zagros mountains, Fars province, IRAN
Altitude: 2455m
April 2022
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Colchicum schimperi
Fars province, Iran
23 Feb 2023
Altitude: 2630 m
How does it survive in the desert? High depth of corm, large corms, and short-term growth cycle in the cool season are the main factors of survival
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Iris hymenospatha subsp. hymenospatha
Today; 12 Feb 2023
Shiraz City, Iran
Altitude: 2100 m
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Finally, my nature trips ended yesterday. From mid-November until yesterday, I had 71-day nature trip (eight provinces of Iran), driving more than 15,000 kilometers.
I think I need a long break😅😅
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Halostachys caspica
A halophyte
Amaranthaceae
Chenopodiaceae
October 2023
Altitude: 1600m
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Eremurus luteus Baker
Tabas Desert, Iran
April 12, 2024
Some details about its natural habitat:
T Max 60°c in Summer
T Min -15°c in Winter
Average precipitation: 70mm
Elevation 700m
Imagine how this plant can survive in such harsh conditions.
#botany
#eremurus
#wildflowers
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Iris acutiloba subsp. lineolata
Iridaceae
Native range: Iran, northern Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkmenistan.
Fars province, Iran
May 2024
Elevation 2550m
#iris
#iridaceae
#botany
#wildflowers
#Ecology
#geophyte
#photography
#Conservation
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𝙎𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝙛𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙖 Boiss
Scrophulariaceae
Iran; April 2023, 2300m
A real miniature rocky plant(>15cm).
I remember when I went to photograph it, I fell from a three-meter cliff.
I was so lucky to fall exactly on a Prunus scoparia and I got a little wound.
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Dionysia janthina
Primulaceae
Shirkoh, Yazd province, Iran
March 2023
Altitude: 2440m
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Climacoptera crassa
Amaranthaceae
Kamjan, Fars, Iran
4 November 2023
Altitude: 1600m
This species grows in soils that contain a harmful amount of salt
#Botany
#photography
#wild
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Iris berica subsp. lycotis
Iridaceae
Asgaran, Esfahan province, Iran
April 22, 2023
Altitude: 2350 m
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Lamium amplexicaule
Lamiaceae
Dehdez, IRAN
March 2024
Altitude: 2000m
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Strenbergia clusiana, Today
A few minutes before sunset
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Dear friends
I am currently seeking academic positions or jobs in the fields of Horticulture(domestication of wild species), Botany(taxonomy), Ecology(climate changes), restoration and conservation projects, or Botanical gardens and herbariums. Please share with your friends.
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Iris hymenospatha subsp. hymenospatha
Today; 10 Feb 2024
Fars, Iran
Altitude: 2300 m
#iris
#iridacea
#wildflowers
#botany
#geophyte
#bulbous
#photography
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Ebenus stellata Boiss
Fabaceae
Fars province, Iran
22 February 2024
Altitude 800m
This one is the only species of Ebenus in the flora of Iran.
#ebenus
#fabaceae
#Iran
#botany
#wildflower
#Ecology
#conservation
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Anemone petiolulosa Juz.
Mashhad, Iran
April 2024
Elevation 1700m
The native range of this species is N. & NE. Iran to Central Asia and W. Pakistan. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.
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Iris acutiloba ssp lineolata
Fars province, Iran
May 2021
Altitude: 2330m
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Narcissus tazetta
Kazerun, Fars province, Iran
19th January 2023
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Bellevalia longistyla
Asparagaceae
Distribution:Turkey, Syria, Iran, and Iraq
April 2024
Elevation 2200m
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Salicornia iranica Akhani
Amaranthaceae
Fars province, Kamjan, Iran
November 2023
Altitude: 1600m
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From 2021 to today, more than 20000 km of travel
Results:
I discovered three new species of Dionysia (I was the discoverer of two species and one species was a colleague)
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I also discovered an interspecies hybrid
I'll share about all of them soon
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Astragalus and Acantholimon are the best guards for Iranian wild flowers against overgrazing by sheep
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Campanula sclerotricha
North of Iran, Hyrcanian forests
September 2023
Altitude 2000m
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Rumex vesicarius
Kazerun, Iran
Feb 2024
800m
#Rumex
#botany
#ecology
#wildflowers
#Iran
#photography
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Natural hybridization
Dionysia bryoides × Dionysia bokharii
Fars, Iran; May 2023; 2600m
Which plant breeder might be able to produce such a thing?
#plant_breeding
#breeding
#biotechnology
#rareplant
#botany
#Ecology
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Glaucium calycinum Boiss.
Papaveraceae
Shahreza, Iran
March 2024
Elevation 1660m
#Glaucium
#Glauciumcalycinum
#Papaveraceae
#nature
#botany
#wildflowers
#Ecology
#photography
#Conservation
#iran
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نوروز فرخنده باد
Happy Nowruz
Happy Persian New Year
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𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙮𝙨 𝙇𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙖
Dena mountains, Iran
Altitude: 2700 m
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Tulipa lehmanniana Merckl
Liliaceae
Tabas Desert, Iran
April 5, 2024
Elevation: 1300m
Some details about the habitat of this species:
Average rainfall: 150mm
T Max 50°c
T min -10 °c
Dry period: April to November
#tulipa
#Liliaceae
#botany
#wildflowers
#Ecology
#tulipfestival
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Astragalus fasciculifolius
Fabaceae
Shiraz, Iran
March 2024
Altitude 1800m
#Astragalus
#Fabaceae
#wildflowers
#botany
#botanical
#ecology
#conservation
#photography
#plants
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Fritillaria imperialis
Fars, Iran
Altitude: 2700m
March
#fritillaria
#wildflower
#mountain
#Iran
#NaturePhotography
#GardeningTwitter
#PicOfTheDay
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Dionysia esfandiarii
Iran
Altitude: 2700m
Look how difficult and dangerous it is to walk on vertical rocks
Look at my channel on YouTube
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Dionysia mozzafariani
Endemic
Primulaceae
Semirom, Isfahan province, Iran
April 2024
Altitude: 2500 m
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Cyclamen elegans
Hyrcanian Forests
Mazandaran province, North of Iran
Altitude 800m
Today; 1 March 2024
#cyclamen
#wildflowers
#snowday
#forest
#botanical
#Ecology
#winter
#Iran
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Dionysia michauxi
Primulaceae
Fars province,Iran
Endemic
Feb 2022
Altitude: 1700 m
#Dionysia
#Primulaceae
#wildflower
#nature
#alpineplant
#GardenersWorld
#gardening
#nursery
#wildlife
#biology
#photography
#mobilephotography
#botany
#forest
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Aethionema alpinum
(Brassicaceae)
New species(2023)
Endemic to Iran
A real miniature alpine plant.
Dena Mountain, June 2023
Altitude: 3200m
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Iris lycotis
Boldaji, Iran
May 18, 2023, Altitude: 3200 m
A threatened species due to overgrazing and climate change.
In general, this species grows in flat plains, but sometimes it can be seen in snowy mountains, where its flowers show a different color
#climatechange
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Dionysia mozzafariani
Endemic
Primulaceae
Isfahan province, Iran
April 2023
Altitude: 2500 m
#botany
#Ecology
#primulaceae
#Breeding
#wildflowers
#conservation
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Rheum ribes leaf without chlorophyl
Sometimes, in nature, mutations occur that lead to the development of unusual forms and colours.
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