This study examined the use of plants in Uzunköprü and surrounding villages in the years 2013-2015 during the flowering and fruiting season of the studied plants (March-October). Interviews were carried out face-to-face with members of the community. Fifty-seven people in 55 villages were interviewed. Overall, medicinal plants from 96 taxa belonging to 45 families were recorded. Traditional medicinal plants were used to treat 80 diseases and ailments such as diabetes, cold, flu, cough, stomachache, and hemorrhoids. According to the results, the largest eight families are

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Background: There are a few studies on medical plants used in the Trakya region of Turkey (Havsa, Lalapasa, Uzunköprü, Ipsala, Enez, Kirklareli). However, there has been no research study performed investigating the preparation and medicinal uses of wild plants in Meriç town. Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the parts of locally growing medicinal plants used by local people in Meriç town and the purpose of their use. Methods: In this study, 16 villages in Meriç town (Edirne province, Turkey) were visited, and interviews were performed with 38 persons in total. Results: As result of the study, 24 plant taxa in 19 families were recorded as medicinal plants used by local people. Conclusion: These traditional medicinal plants have been mostly used for the treatment of diabetes, stomach ailments, hemorrhoids, rheumatism and asthma.

Lathyrus cirpicii was described as a new species from Turkey. This species is most morphologically similar to L. annuus, L. hierosolymitanus and L. cassius but it have some differs like broader stems, longer pedicels, larger flowers, more-flowered peduncles, bright-red corollas, linear-oblong pistils, widely keeled upper sutures of legumes and subprolate seeds. The pollen and seed structure of L. cirpicii and related species is described using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and light microscopy (LM). A detailed description, information about the habitat, distribution, phytogeography and conservation and illustrations of the new species are also added.

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