Taxonomic Notes on Sempervivum armenum Boiss. &; A. Huet (Crassulaceae) from Turkey with an Amended Description

Abstract

As a part of a revision of the genus sempervivum L. in Turkey S. annenum Boiss. &; A. Huet var. armenum and var. insigne Muirhead, are better treated at the rank of subspecies based on over 150 specimens. Moreover, an amended and expanded description, distribution, phenology, ecology of these subspecies are provided. With respect to IUCN categories, subsp. insigne has been assessed as vulnarable.