Category:Flora of Western Asia
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- This category contains articles related to the flora of the Western Asia.
- It includes flora taxa that are native to Western Asia. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic.
- For the purposes of this category, "Western Asia" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. That is, the geographic region known as Western Asia is defined as including the following areas, typically defined by the political boundaries of its constituents:
- Afghanistan
- Cyprus
- East Aegean Islands
- Iran
- Iraq
- Lebanon-Syria ("Greater Syria")
- Lebanon
- Syria
- Palestine (geographic region including Israel and Jordan)
- Sinai
- Turkey (excluding the European part)
- It is included within the larger geographic region of temperate Asia.
- For the Arabian Peninsula region of geographic Western Asia, see Category: Flora of the Arabian Peninsula.