New records for the flora of Lebanon

Seven species not previously reported for Lebanon and one species re-located after 183 years are reported here after their discovery during an ex situ seed conservation project in the country (Bombycilaena erecta (L.) Smoljan., Centaurea diffusa Lam.; Hypochaeris radicata L.; Gypsophila perfoliata L.; Euphorbia cheiradenia Boiss. & Hohen.; Stachys setifera C.A.Mey.; Stachys zoharyana Eig and Plantago maritima L.).