Botanical Excursion & Orchid Hunting in Iran (14 _ 26 th May 2017) Information Leaders: Dr. Jalil Noroozi (languages: English & German) Address: Department of Botany and Biodiversity Researches, University of Vienna, Rennweg, 14, Vienna Email: Jalil.noroozi@univie.ac.at, mobile phone: 004369919267996 Homepage: http://plantbiogeography.univie.ac.at/about-us/current-members/jalil-noroozi/ Dr. Abdolbaset Ghorbani (languages: English & German) Address: Department of Systematic Biology, Institute for Organismal Biology, Uppsala University Email: abdolbaset@gmail.com, mobile phone: +46 728645989 Homepage: http://katalog.uu.se/profile/?id=n13-369 Botanical guides: Jalil Noroozi, Abdolbaset Ghorbani Focus: It will be mainly flora and vegetation of the area including orchids, and partly culture. This trip is planned mainly to see montane and subalpine flora and vegetation types. Walking: No more than three or four km on any one day, often less, and always at a slow pace, well suited to botanizing and photographing. Group Size: The minimum is 5 and the maximum is 12. Accommodation: All accommodations will be at middle class hotels. Flights: It is possible to book flights to Tehran from different cities of Europe with ca. 300$. Dates: 13 days, from 14 May 2017 to 26 May 2017 Included in the price: All transports in Iran, 13 nights accommodations and three times meal during 14 days, services of leader and local guides, Protected Areas and Sights entrance fees. Please note: flight, 60 Euro visa fee, and tips are not included. Climate: The temperature is between 15 to 35 C depending to the region. In the high elevations we will often reach to snow and the temperature can be less than 10 C too. The weather is usually sunny and the rain possibility is low but still possible.
How to Book: Send an email to abdolbaset@gmail.com or noroozi.jalil@gmail.com to check if there is availability for the number of places you require. Please contact latest 1 th March 2017. Price for 10 participants: 1940 $ Single room: +380 $ Itinerary of the excursion: Date Day Plan Overnight Driving Km 2017.05.13 Saturday 1 Flight to Tehran Tehran 2017.05.14 Sunday 2 Visiting montane and subalpine zone (2500-3000 m) of Larijan 100 km Damavand Mt. (5671 m a.s.l.) in Central Alborz Tulipa montana, Eremurus spectabilis, Onobrychis cornuta, Iris barnumae, Papaver bracteatum, Gypsophila aretioides, Corydalis rupestris, Dielsiocharis kotschyi, Silene spp, Salvia spp. 2017.05.15 Monday 3 visiting Alborz high altitudes (3000 m) and Hyrcanian forests Nur 200 km from tree line to sea level. Fritillaria kotschyana, Arnebia pulchella, Anemone wolgensis, Primula mecrocalyx, Anoplon coccineum, etc. 2017.05.16 Tuesday 4 Botanizing in the Hyrcanian forests between Nur and Sari, and Sari 120 km visiting Caspian Sea Fagus orientalis,, Parotia persica, Quercus castaneifolia, Zelkova carpinifolia, Carpinus orientalis, Acer compestre, etc. 2017.05.17 Wednesday 5 Botanizing in the steppe vegetation types of eastern Alborz and Kordkuy 220 km visiting Badab-surt springs. Between sari and Damghan (Cheshme ali Damghan (Astaneh); road to Galugah) 2017.05.18 Thursday 6 Botanizing in Jahan Nama Protected Area Gorgan 100 km Juniperus exelsa woodlands, Paeonia witmaniana Juniperus exelsa, J. Sabina, J. communis, Quercus macranthera, Paeonia wittmaniana, Scilla gorganica, Steveniella satyrioides, Digitalis nervosa, Rhynchocorys maxima, Ilex spinigera 2017.05.19 Friday 7 Botanizing in the eastern Alborz (Ziarat village, Ziarat waterfall; or toward Aliabad katul and Shirabad forest and waterfall) Tilia platyphyllus, Acer velutinum, Pterocarya fraxinifolia, Cyclamen coum, Orchis mascula, etc. Minudasht 120 km 2017.05.20 Saturday 8 Botanizing in Golestan National Park Allium cristophii, Crucianella platyphylla, Euonymus velutina, Allium helicophyllum, convolvulus spp,, Astragalus spp,, Iris kopetdaghensis, Eremurus spp, etc. 2017.05.21 Sunday 9 Botanizing in the Golestan National Park Iris acutiloba, Eremostachys labiosiformis, Dorema hyrcana, Colutea porphyrogramma, ect. 2017.05.22 Monday 10 Botanizing in Khosh-Yeylagh Protected Area Astragalus spp, Acantholimon spp., Allium spp., Acanthophyllum spp., 2017.05.23 Tuesday 11 Khartouran Protected Area (Shahrud) and desert between Damghan to Moalleman road Haloxylon amodendron, Haloxylon persica, Halostachys belangeriana, Salsola rosmarinus, etc. Golestan NP- Golestan NP- Shahrood Damgan 90 km 50 km 160 km 50 km
2017.05.24 Wednesday 12 2017.05.25 Thursday 13 2017.05.26 Friday 14 Gypsum hills of Sorkhe and Semnan-Firuzkuh road, or Semnan to Shahmirzad and Chashm (Nizva Mt.) Eremurus sp., Acantholimon acmostegium, Nepeta eremocosmos, etc. Lasem and Dobarar-Sebarar Mts. Subalpine vegetation types Subalpine species Visiting alpine habitats of Tuchal Mt. Tulipa Montana, Tulipa humilis, Allium derderianum, Allium elbursensis, Iris pseudocaucasica The red line shows the route of the trip and the blue spots are the accommodation places. Semnan 150 km Larijan 200 km Terhan