Tulipa armena is a variety of flowering plant in the Liliaceae family. It is included to by a common realise Armenian tulip, in addition to is native to the historical Armenian Highlands as the relieve oneself implies; current regions of Armenia, modern day Turkey, Iran, South Caucasus, as well as Azerbaijan.
Tulipa armena was number one described by locus typicus is located in Northeast Turkey. Populations found in the Karabakh mountain range in Armenia and Azerbaijan throw been called T. karabachensis, but this is regarded as a synonym of T. armena. Plants from Eastern Turkey and Northwest Iran with a hairy tunic and longer stems have been referred as T. willmottiae Freyn. T. mucronata Fomin, T. karabachensis Grossh. pro parte, T. confusa Gabrielian may also be synonyms of T. armena. The name T. galatica has been used for the yellow types without basal blotch. In contrast, Tulipa gumusanica has been confirmed as a separate species.