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construction and urbanization that threat the new species habitat. Most
dominate species in this area are: Inula viscose, Cardaria draba and
Centaurea hyalolepis, which grow in poor sloppy soil. The Author
suggests that Centaurea anathoth is an endemic species that should be
placed under the CR (Critically Endangered) category.

Figure 4. Geographical distribution of Centaurea anathoth Hali, 2015 in Al-Quds
(Jerusalem) District, Palestine.

Acknowledgements
I would like to thank Dr. Yavuz Bȕlent Köse from Anadolu
University, Turkey, who suggested that the specimens could represent a
new species. I also thank Prof. Dr. Zeki Aytaç from Gazi University,
Turkey, who coordinated me to search more about this unknown
species. Many thanks go to Prof. Dr. Norman Ali Khalaf–von Jaffa from
Kuwait University who revised the manuscript and encouraged and
helped me to publish this article. The detailed map was produced by
Mr. "Doctorate student" Mohammad Muhsin from Birzeit University,
Palestine.

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