The chromosome numbers of 10 Veronica L. species belonging to sect. Alsinebe (Griseb.) Lehm. and sect. Beccabunga Griseb. from northern Iran are given. The chromosome numbers for 3 of the 10 studied taxa, . V. siaretensis E. Lehm., V. ceratocarpa . (2n = 14) and V. hederifolia L. (2n = 36) are presented for the first time. Our results are compared with previous records. | Chromosome counts of some Veronica L. (scrophulariaceae) species from Iran