Native flowering plants and their pollinators for use in urban landscape: the Turkmen Mountain case
Hilal Topcu, Sibel Yigiter, Coskun Guclu · 2026
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Description
Hilal Topcu, Sibel Yigiter, and Coskun Guclu survey wild flowering plants and their pollinators on Turkmen Mountain in Türkiye, hunting for species that suit city planting. Native plants feed local pollinators far better than most imports, but planners need field data on which plants draw which visitors. Their study, published in 2026, covers field work done in June 2021 at thirteen sites near Eskişehir.
The team listed 57 flowering species and saw pollinators on 35 of them. They built an index that blends plant family spread, visit counts, and pollinator variety to rank plant families. The pea family topped the index, with mint and bindweed families also scoring well. Pollinator activity peaked between 17 and 19 degrees Celsius, and flower timing matched visitor timing closely. The authors urge cities to favor native species in green spaces.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Hilal Topcu, Sibel Yigiter, Coskun Guclu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 56 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |