Dirmenci, TuncayYıldız, BayramAkçiçek, EkremMartin, EsraDündar, Ekrem2020-03-262020-03-2620110003-38471797-2442https://dx.doi.org/10.5735/085.048.0503https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/26847Stachys vuralii Yildiz, Dirmenci & Akcicek (Lamiaceae), a new species of the section Eriostomum is described from north Anatolia, Turkey. Detailed illustrations and taxonomic comments are provided along with a table listing the differential characters to the closely related S. byzantina and S. thirkei. Delimitations towards S. byzantina and S. thirkei and existence of putative hybrids are discussed. A phylogenetic analysis using ITS of nuclear ribosomal DNA confirmed the status of S. vuralii as a distinct species. The geographical location of S. vuralii is also presented.en10.5735/085.048.0503info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessArticle485401408Q2WOS:000296754500003Q3