A new species of cirsium section epitrachys (Asteraceae: Cardueae) from Turkey
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Cirsium ekimianum Yildiz & Dirmenci is described from Erzurum province, east Anatolia, Turkey. The diagnostic and morphological characteristics that distinguish it from the allied species C. ellenbergii Bornm. and C. tomentosum C.A.Mey. are presented. A description, distribution map and taxonomic comments on the new species are provided.
