Scorzonera amasiana Hausskn. and Bornm. was described from type specimens collected by J.F.N. Bornmueller in 1889 but it was not collected again until 1993, when it was found near Amasya, Turkey. Populations of S. amasiana were quite small at that limited locations and were vulnerable to human impacts. Therefore, suitable conservation strategies should be developed immediately in order to prote...

New data on 10 adventive plant species are given. Two and one subspecies (Atriplex hortensis, Solanum nigrum subsp. schultesii, Nepeta cataria) new for the Republic of Buryatia. Five two interspecies hybrids (Arctium × mixtum, Galinsoga parviflora, Hesperis pycnotricha, Lactuca serriola, Medicago varia, Onobrychis viciifolia, Viola tricolor) recorded first time in Ulan-Ude city its neighborhood.

background and objectives: many nepeta species have been commonly used in iranian folk medicine as tranquilizer, relaxant, carminative and restorative tonic for nervous and respiratory disorders. inflammation is a problem in many diseases and has an important role in brain function that can cause neurodegenerative disorders. inflamed glial cells can exacerbate neurodegenerative diseases by prod...

background: satureja sahandica is a perennial plant of the family lamiaceae and an aromatic plant of iran flora with its essential oil components used in culinary, medicinal, and perfume industries. objective: to identify components of s. sahandica planted in qazvin condition. methods: aerial parts of s. sahandica were collected from a research farm (qazvin agriculture and natural resources res...