A New Annual Veronica (Plantaginaceae) From Bingöl, Türkiye

Veronica hispidula Boiss.& A.Huet subsp. hispidula var. bingolense, collected from the alpine parts of Bingöl province (Eastern Anatolia region-Türkiye), was defined as a new variety. New variety: it differs from the typical variety in terms of pedicel/bracte length ratio, leaf and bracte indumentum, leaf dimensions, and style length. Veronica hispidula subsp.hispidula var. bingolense grows in moist and wet habitats along stream banks in alpine high mountain meadows. This newly identified variety; description, ecological preferences, distribution map, and photographs were given.