Dinc, MuhittinDogu, Suleyman2024-02-232024-02-2320201179-31551179-3163https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.459.1.7https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/14330Arenaria goekyigitii (Caryophyllaceae) is described as a new species from Karaman-Ermenek (Turkey). The new species is morphologically similar to A. angustifolia (=Arenaria yunus-emrei) from which mainly differs by the habit (mat-forming, slender vs. mat-forming, rigid in A. angustifolia), leaf shape (oblanceolate vs. linear-spathulate to linear in A. angustifolia), and seed surface (rugose-granulatelae vs. areolate-papillate in A. angustifolia). A detailed description, ecological data, original photos, and conservation status of the new species are given.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessAnatoliaArenariaTaxonomyArticle459169742-s2.0-85092003859Q2WOS:000571570200007Q310.11646/phytotaxa.459.1.7