A short survey of llam Province vegetation (Iran)

During my study between 2003-2006 on the Flora of Ilam Province (S.W. Iran), I visited about 134 localities from early spring to late autumns and have collected 980 species from the province. The species belong to 91 families. There are Compositae and Papilinaceae as the two large families among the 91 families. During my work gething acquinted with various climatic condition in the province, based on physiognomies, ecological and floristic criteria, Ilam Province is divided into two main parts: 1) Nobo-Sindian Province, and 2) Kurdo-Zagrosina Province. Each of the above two parts is further divided into four subdivisions. The determinated plants species are introduced in each division and subdivision. The mentioned plants list shows variations of climatic and floristic criteria in the province. The great work of collecting and determinating of plants species in Ilam Province is dedicated to late Prof. Dr. K.H. Rechinger due to his extraordinary attempt to introduce Iranian plants species in Flora Iranica as his eternal work.