A New Juno Iris from North-east Anatolia, Turkey

A new late flowering, reddish brown Iris L. species from the subgenus Scorpiris Spach, Iris nezahatiae Guner & H.Duman, is described and illustrated from north-east Turkey. Its distinguishing characters, affinities, and ecology are discussed and its threat category is assessed as 'Critically endangered (CR)'.