Summary
Included here is the arid and semi-arid parts of Anatolia including the Anatolian Plateau.
Of the endemic and near endemic vascular plants so far recorded there are about 856 species in 157 genera and 33 families. There are 10 endemic genera (marked red) but no endemic families.
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