Rhaponticum pulchrum (Asteraceae), a new record for the Turkish Flora

Rhaponticum pulchrum (Asteraceae) was collected for the first time from Hanönü in Kastamonu and it was given a new record for the flora of Turkey. The description, pictures of the isotypes from the Berlin and Natural History Museum herbariums and field, and a distribution map were given. Diagnostic characters and its taxonomic relationship with closely allied taxa were discussed here.

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