Taxonomy and IUCN Categories of Two Endemic Scrophularia L. (Scrophulariaceae) Species Cited in the Data Deficient (DD) Category

Scrophularia is represented with 59 species in the Flora of Turkey. This study presents the taxonomy and threatened categories of two endemic Scrophularia L. (Scrophulariaceae) species: S. erzincanica R. Mill and S. capillaris Boiss. & Bal. These species were previously placed in the Data Deficient (DD) category according to Red Data Book of Turkish Plants. This study provides the re-descriptions of taxa and suggests new IUCN categories according to IUCN 2010 threatened categories. Descriptions, localities, distribution map and images of the species are also given.