A new Stachys which was found by Botanist Özal Güner has been published recently as S. milasensis. The recently discovered invasive Eichhornia crassipes was found also in Dalaman-Muğla in a small pond. The plant has been previously known only from Asi river, Hatay.
A new Dionysia from Hatay province
A new Dionysia, D. zeynepiae was discovered and has been published recently by Yelda Güzel, Assoc. Prof., in Phytotaxa. Now we have 4 Dionysias in Turkey !!
50th Muscari
A new Muscari, which was formerly classified under M. massayanum has been published as a new species by İ. Eker, Assoc. Prof. in Phytotaxa. The new species, Muscari erzincanicum is clearly different from the former sp by many characters. We congratulate the author.
A new Eleocharis
A new Eleocharis (E. divaricata) has been discovered in Antalya by David Merrick, a citizen scientist, living in Antalya, and been published by Mustafa Keskin, Botanist. We congratulate them. The article can be downloaded here.
A new Muscari from Sandras Mt.
A new Muscari sp has been published by H. Duman, İ. Eker & H. Yıldırım in Phytotaxa. The article can be found here.
A new Onobrychis from Diyarbakır
A new Onobrychis, O. silvanensis has been published by Z. Aytaç, P. Coulot & P. Rabaute in Phytotaxa. The plant is closely related to O. galegifolia and O. radiata. The article can be found here. Congratulations to the authors.