TABLE 1. A comparison of selected characters differing among F. ermenekense, F. lycia, F. duranii and F. pisidica. CharactersFerula ermenekenseF. lyciaF. duraniiF. pisidicaBasal leaves4–5(–6) pinnate6 pinnate6–7 pinnate6–7 pinnateBasal leavessparsely scabridglabrousglabroussetuloseUltimate segmentslinear, 4–10 (–12) × 1–3 mmoblong-linear, 1–2 × 0.5–1 mmlinear, 3–8 × 0.4–0.8 mmlinear, 1–4 × 0.5–1.5 mmUltimate segments apexacuminateacuteacuminateobtuseInflorescencedenselaxlaxlaxSheathslanceolateovatelanceolateovateUpper sheaths laminavery reducedvery reduceddistinctly leafyvery reducedCentral umbels rays14–266–1614–228–22Central umbels pedicel7–10 mm6–145–10 mm2–8 mmUmbellules flowers(10–)15–2310–1520–409–15PetalsglabrousglabrousglabroussetuloseMericarpsobovate-elliptic, 9–15 × 5–7.5 mmorbicular-oblong, 7–10 × 4–7 mmnarrowly elliptic-blong, 6–10 × 3–5 mmoblong, 8–14 × 4–9 mmDorsal vittae per vallecula1–212–31–3Commussural vittae6–82–44–6(2–)4–6Lateral wings wide0.5–0.7 mm1–1.5 mm0.3–0.5 mm0.5–1 mm

Published as part of Sağiroğlu, Mehmet & Duman, Hayri, 2023, Ferula ermenekense (Apiaceae), an interesting new species from Southern Anatolia in the eastern Mediterraenean Basin, pp. 58 in Phytotaxa 597 (1) on page 58, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.597.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/7918796