Silene cirpicii (Caryophyllaceae), a new species from Turkey

Silene cirpicii K. Yildiz & Dadandi sp. nova (Caryophyllaceae) is described and illustrated from N Anatolia, Turkey. Diagnostic morphological characters for distinction from the similar S. falcata, S. caryophylloides and S. argaea are given along with their chorological characteristics. Ultrastructure of the seeds and pollen grains was examined using SEM