Firat, MehmetYildiz, Kemal2025-05-102025-05-1020161179-31551179-316310.11646/phytotaxa.273.4.4https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.273.4.4https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14720/15189Firat, Mehmet/0000-0001-5814-614XA new perennial species, Silene miksensis (Silene sect. Pinifolia, Caryophyllaceae), is described and illustrated from eastern Anatolia, Turkey. A morphological comparison with the morphologically similar species is given as well as the ultrastructure of the seed and pollen grains. S. miksensis is assested as a Critically Endangered species according to IUCN [criterion B2ab (iii)].eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessSect. PinifoliaSileneTaxonomyTurkeyArticle2734Q4Q3283292WOS:000388919400004