Iran has a very varied climate and a large variety of plants. More than 13 percent of the country is covered by forests. The list below is a just a start and is yet to be completed:Anacardiaceae Pistacia vera Aquifoliaceae Ilex aquifolium Arecaceae Phoenix dactylifera Betulaceae Betula medwediewii Betula pendula Alnus glutinosa Alnus incana Alnus subcordata Carpinus betulus Carpinus orientalis Corylus colurna Ostrya carpinifolia Buxaceae Buxus hyrcana Buxus sempervirens Celtidaceae Celtis caucasica Celtis australis Cupressaceae Cupressus sempervirens Juniperus communis Juniperus excelsa Juniperus foetidissima Juniperus excelsa Juniperus oxycedrus Juniperus sabina Platycladus orientalis Ebenaceae Diospyros lotus Elaeagnaceae Elaeagnus angustifolia Fabaceae Albizia julibrissin Cercis siliquastrum Gleditsia caspica Fagaceae Castanea sativa Fagus orientalis Quercus boissieri Quercus calliprinos Quercus castaneifolia Quercus macranthera Quercus petraea Quercus pontica Quercus robur Hamamelidaceae Parrotia persica Juglandaceae Juglans regia Pterocarya fraxinifolia Lauraceae Laurus nobilis Lythraceae Punica granatum Malvaceae Tilia platyphyllos subsp. caucasica Tilia tomentosa Moraceae Ficus carica Morus alba Morus nigra Oleaceae Fraxinus angustifolia var. oxycarpa Fraxinus excelsior Fraxinus ornus Olea europaea Pinaceae Pinus brutia "Picea orientalis" Platanaceae Platanus orientalis Punicaceae Punica granatum Rhamnaceae Paliurus spina-christi Rhamnus pallasii Rosaceae Crataegus laciniata Crataegus tanacetifolia Cydonia vulgaris Malus domestica Mespilus germanica Prunus armeniaca Prunus cerasifera Prunus cerasus Prunus dulcis Prunus laurocerasus Prunus persica Prunus spinosa Pyrus communis Sorbus aucuparia Sorbus torminalis Rutaceae Citrus aurantium Citrus decumana Citrus delicivsus Citrus limonum (lime) Citrus limonum var. dulcis Salicaceae Populus alba Populus euphratica Populus nigra var. afghanica Salix alba Salix daphnoides Salix viminalis Sapindaceae Acer campestre Acer cappadocicum Acer hyrcanum Acer tataricum Acer trautvetteri Acer velutinum Taxaceae Taxus baccata Ulmaceae Ulmus carpinifolia Ulmus glabra Zelkova carpinifolia Vitaceae Vitis vinifera