PhD
Botanist & Ecologist
With a focus on bulbs and alpines
I am looking for a postdoc position.
Sajad Alipour
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Fritillaria kurdica( Liliaceae), Baneh, Kurdistan province, Iran
2,200m elevation in April.
Kurdistan province is a key hotspot for Fritillaria diversity in Iran — out of ~25 species recorded nationwide, over 20 are found in Kurdistan alone.
#Fritillaria #Liliaceae
Lilium ledebourii
Today, my garden, Fars Province, Iran
Elevation: 2,350 m
After four years of adaptation, Lilium ledebourii successfully flowered nearly 1,000 km from its natural habitat and under a markedly different climatic regime.
#lilium #Liliaceae
Crocus sativus L.
Iridaceae
Fars province, Iran
October 2025
Elevation 2000m
Iran produces over 90% of the world's saffron, with around 130,000 hectares of golden fields, and more than 350 tons of dried saffron have been produced this year!
#saffron #redgold #crocus
Fritillaria imperialis
April 2026
Elevation 2600m
Fars, Iran
#Liliaceae #Fritillaria
Tulipa systole ( red & yellow)
Fars, Iran
April 2026
Elevation: 3055m (alpine zone)
yellow form is very rare in nature
#tulipa
Fritillaria imperialis L.
Liliaceae
South Zagros, Iran
Elevation 2550m
April
The yellow form is very rare in natural habitats.
Tussilago farfara
Asteraceae
Tehran, Iran
February 2026
Elevation 1800m
Cerinthe minor L.
Boraginaceae
West Azerbaijan province, Iran
June 2025
Elevation 1300m
#Boraginaceae #botany #ecology
Michauxia laevigata Vent.
Campanulaceae
West Azerbaijan, Iran
June 2025
Elevation 1400m
The native range of this species is Türkiye to Iran. It is a biennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.
#Michauxia #Campanulaceae #botany #ecology
Iris demawendica
Named after Mount Damavand
North of Iran
June 2026, 2100m
Mount Damavand is Iran's highest peak, an inactive stratovolcano in standing about 5,610 meters tall. It's the highest mountain in the Middle East and the highest volcano in Asia.
#iris #iridaceae
