STUDIES ON DIPSACACEAE IN IRAN, NEW TAXA AND NEW RECORDS (Dedicated to Prof. Dr. E. Esfandiari on the occasion of his ۸۰th birthday).

Cephalaria transsylvanica, C. uralensis and Knautia involucrata are recorded as new to the flora of Iran. Scabiosa esfandiarii is described from the province Bakhtiari as a new species. Two new subspecific taxa including S. columbaria subsp. caespitosa and S. persica var. rosea are described from N. and W. of Iran.