page_title: Flora of Turkey
hierarchical_section_title: Flora of Turkey
caption_attribution_description: English: Verbascum wiedemannianum - this showy Mullein is a typical component of the Central Anatolian steppe plant community in the Central Anatolian Plateau of eastern Turkey, in Western Asia. Like most of the Turkish Verbascum species, it is endemic to Anatolia. Location: At 1,400 m (4,600 ft) elevation in sandstone soils - 20 km from Sivas in the direction of Kanga. From: G. Pils: Flowers of Turkey - a photo guide.- 448 pp.– Eigenverlag Gerhard Pils (2006).
context_page_description: As of 2000 about 9300 species of vascular plant were known to grow in Turkey. By comparison, Europe as a whole contains only about 24% more species, despite having thirteen times the area.
  The most important reasons for the high plant biodiversity are believed to be the relatively high proportion of endemics, together with the high variety of soils and climate of Turkey.
context_section_description: As of 2000 about 9300 species of vascular plant were known to grow in Turkey. By comparison, Europe as a whole contains only about 24% more species (about 11500), despite having thirteen times the area.
  The most important reasons for the high plant biodiversity are believed to be the relatively high proportion of endemics, together with the high variety of soils and climate of Turkey.
caption: Verbascum wiedemannianum: this showy Mullein is typical of the central Anatolian steppe. Like most of the Turkish Verbascum-species it is endemic to Anatolia.
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