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Sajad Alipour

@sajadalipour98.bsky.social
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PhD Botanist & Ecologist With a focus on bulbs and alpines I am looking for a postdoc position.

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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Allium derderianum Regel. Mazandaran, Iran July 2026 Elevation 2950m. Unfortunately, this species has disappeared from many of its natural habitats due to unsustainable and excessive harvesting by humans, particularly for its leaves and bulbs. #allium #botany #ecology #bulbplants
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Gentiana septemfida Pall. Gentianaceae Mazandaran, Iran September 2026 Elevation 2950m #Gentiana #botany #ecology #wildflowers
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Echinops pungens Trautv. Asteraceae Yoush_Baladeh, Mazandaran,Iran August 2026 Elevation: 2960m #asteracese #echinops #botany #ecology
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Convolvulus persicus L. Convolvulaceae Mazandaran, Iran Jun2026 Elevation: -15m The Caspian Sea coast. Unfortunately, this species has disappeared completely from many parts of the coastline due to increasing human activities.
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Persicaria amphibia (L.) Delarbre Polygonaceae Mianeh, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran 7 June,2026 Elevation 1200m #Polygonaceae #botany #ecology
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Today, I had the unforgettable opportunity to visit Persepolis, one of the most remarkable surviving symbols of ancient Iran. Construction of this magnificent royal complex began under Darius I around 518 BCE. Pay close attention to the carvings on the stone walls
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Colchicum speciosum Steven Colchicaceae Mazandaran, Iran August 25, 2026 Elevation 2400m #Colchicum #Colchicaceae #botany #ecology
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Dianthus hyrcanicus Rech.f. میخک کاسپینی، میخک هیرکانی Endemic of Iran Caryophyllaceae Mazandaran province, Iran August 2026 Elevation 400m #Dianthus #Caryophyllaceae #wildflowers #botany #ecology
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Lathyrus formosus (Steven) Kenicer = Pisum formosum (Steven) Alef. Fabaceae Mazandaran, Iran June 2026 Elevation 2880m #Fabaceae
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Anacamptis coriophora Orchidaceae Urmia, West Azerbaijan, Iran June 2026 Elevation 2200m #Orchidaceae #Anacamptis #urmia
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Onobrychis subnitens Bornm. Fabaceae West Azarbaijan, Mianeh June 2025
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Saxifraga paniculata subsp cartilaginea Saxifragaceae West Azerbaijan, Iran June 2025 #Saxifraga #Saxifragaceae #wildflowers
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Fritillaria shauensis Advay Liliaceae Kurdestan province, Iran April 2026 Elevation 1800m #Fritillaria #Liliaceae #botany #wildflowers
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Echinops cephalotes Asteraceae Iran Esfahan Shahreza June 2026 Elevation 1700m Iran is a major center of diversity for the genus Echinops, with 72 species recorded in the Flora of Iran, including 57 endemic species. #Echinops #Asteraceae #wildflowers #botany
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Gladiolus italicus Mill. Iridaceae West Azerbaijan, Iran 25th June 2026 Elevation 2300m
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Aquilegia olympica Boiss. Ranunculaceae Mazandaran, Iran June 2026 #wildflower #Aquilegia #ranunculaceae
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Puschkinia scilloides Asparagaceae West Azerbaijan, Iran 25th June 2026 Elevation 2390m
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Crocus dolatyarii Rukšāns Iridaceae West Azerbaijan, Iran 25th June 2026 Elevation 2800m #Crocus #Iridaceae #wildflower
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Colchicum kurdicum L. Colchicaceae In this area, this species blooms through the snow in summer. West Azerbaijan, Iran 27th June 2026 Elevation: 2400 m
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Puschkinia scilloides Blooming through the snow in the middle of summer. West Azerbaijan, Iran Yesterday Elevation 2350
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Aethionema grandiflorum Boiss. & Hohen. Brassicaceae Alborz, Mazandaran , Iran June 2026 Elevation 2200m The native range of this species is Türkiye to Iran. #Aethionema #brassicaceae
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Someone asked whether I take the photos myself or use others' images. 😁😬 My answer: I never abandoned botany — not even during the war, not even under bombardment. Every single photo you see here is mine. 😅 Stachys lavandulifolia natural habitat.
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Stachys lavandulifolia Vahl (Lamiaceae) Mazandaran, Iran Elevation: 2,200m | June 2025 Locally known as Chāy-e Chupān (Shepherd's Tea)this aromatic medicinal herb has vanished from many of its natural habitats across Iran due to unsustainable harvesting pressure #medicinalplant
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
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
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
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
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Tussilago farfara Asteraceae Tehran, Iran February 2026 Elevation 1800m
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
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
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Fritillaria imperialis April 2026 Elevation 2600m Fars, Iran #Liliaceae #Fritillaria
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Tulipa systole ( red & yellow) Fars, Iran April 2026 Elevation: 3055m (alpine zone) yellow form is very rare in nature #tulipa
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
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
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Fritillaria imperialis L. Liliaceae South Zagros, Iran Elevation 2550m April The yellow form is very rare in natural habitats.
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Cerinthe minor L. Boraginaceae West Azerbaijan province, Iran June 2025 Elevation 1300m #Boraginaceae #botany #ecology
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
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
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Dionysia esfandiarii Primulaceae Endemic of Iran Fars province, Iran April 2024 Elevation: 3060 m #Primulaceae #botany #ecology
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Onobrychis sp. seed & pod Iran, June
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Campanula saxifraga Campanulaceae West Azerbaijan, Iran Elevation 2100m
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Once again, I’m missing another valuable congress simply because the costs are too heavy and unaffordable for Iranian researchers — and it’s honestly heartbreaking. www.ihc2026.org
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Silene schafta J.G.Gmel. ex Hohen. Caryophyllaceae Mazandaran, Iran October 2025 Altitude: 700m
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Crocus gilanicus B.Mathew Iridaceae Damash, Gilan, Iran Endemic October, 2025 Elevation: 1700m #crocus #Iridaceae #Iran #botany
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Fritillaria sanandajensis Advai Named after Sanandaj, the center of Kurdistan Province, Iran. Liliaceae Kurdistan, Iran April 2025 Elevation 2000m This species was introduced several months ago.
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Crocus caspius & Sternbergia lutea Mazandaran, Iran October 2025 Elevation 700m
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Saffron time Yesterday I'll share a post about it next week.
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Sternbergia clusiana Amaryllidaceae Fars province, Iran November 2025 Altitude: 1950m
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Crocus speciosus M.Bieb. Iridaceae Mazandaran & Gilan, Iran October 2025 Elevation: 1600 - 2000 m
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Sternbergia lutea (L.) Ker Gawl. ex Spreng. Amaryllidoideae Mazandaran, Iran Elevation 700 meters October 2025
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Crocus caspius Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Hohen. Iridaceae Endemic to Iran Mazandaran, Iran 24 October, 2025 Elevation 1700m #crocus #Iridaceae #botany #ecology
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Since 2020, we've discovered or introduced 8 new plant species to Iran! 🌱✨ #Biodiversity #PlantDiscovery
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Proud to share that our article - Biarum persicum, a new species from Iran, and the resurrection of Biarum platyspathum (Araceae) - has just been published in the Phytotaxa journal! doi.org/10.11646/phy... Thank you to Dr. Maruf Balos and Ramiar Majidi for their nice teamwork
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Astragalus hirticalyx Boiss. & Kotschy Fabaceae Arasbaran, Iran June 2025 The native range of this species is E. Türkiye to NW.
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Colchicum persicum Baker Colchicaceae Lorestan, Iran October 10, 2025 Elevation 2100m #Colchicum
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