Urban biodiversity hotspots wait to get discovered: The example of the city of Ioannina, NW Greece

- Can Mediterranean cities become hotspots for in situ urban conservation?
- We assessed the floristic richness in a montane city in the Mediterranean Basin.
- Plants of conservation interest equally inhabit anthropogenic and seminatural habitats.
- The highest proportion of endemic taxa among Mediterranean cities is reported.
- Typical urban habitats reveal their wildlife refuge character.