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Knautia arvensis (Caprifoliaceae), a new record for the flora of Turkey

Bilge TUNÇKOL¹, Necmi AKSOY², Hasan YAŞAYACAK³

¹Bartın University, Ulus Vocational School, Forestry Department, 74600 Ulus, Bartın, Turkey; bilgetunckol@gmail.com
 ²Düzce University, Faculty of Forestry and DUOF Herbaria Konuralp, 81620 Düzce, Turkey
³Küre Mountains National Park Directorate, 74100 Bartın, Turkey

Accepted: 7 April 2021

Key words: Dipsacoideae, field scabious, identification key, new floristic record, Northern Turkey.

Knautia arvensis (L.) Coult. (Caprifoliaceae), collected from Küre Mountains National Park (Kastamonu Section), is reported for the first time for the flora of Turkey. A brief description of the plant along with photographs and distribution map is given. Additionally, its taxonomic relationship with other closely allied taxa are examined and discussed. An identification key to the species of genus Knautia in Turkey is provided.

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