Floristic, life form and chorological studies of Agh Evlar and Marian forests, Talesh, Guilan

 The study area, with 5000 hectares is located in northwestern of the city of Hashtpar, Talesh, Gilan and between 1000-1700 m a.s.l. Based on floristic studies from 1393 through 1394, 177 vascular plant species were identified belonging to 119 genera and 56 families. The Dicots with 131 taxa were the richest group of flora followed by monocots with 33 taxa, and Monilophytes with 13 taxa. Our research showed dominant life forms include Geophytes (36%), followed by Hemicryptophytes (30%). From the chorological point of view, we determined that the largest proportion of the flora belongs to the Euro-Siberian elements (27.5%) followed by Euro-Sibirian / Irano-Turanian elements (20%), Pluriregional (19.3%), Euro-Sibirian/ Mediterranean/ Irano-Turanian (15.7%), Euro-Sibirian/ Mediterranean (9.6%), Cosmopolitan (7.5%) and Irano-Turanian/ Mediterranean (1.3%). Also Lilium ledebourii a rare flower is reported in these forest areas which was from a new locality in North Iran, indicating the old Tertiary history of this forest.