Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Inula// Species: Inula oculus-christi L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ball and Tutin (1976 in Tutin et al.).
Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from East Central and Southeast Europe to East European Russia, Kazakhstan and Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (accepted as Pentanema oculus-christi (L.) D.Gut.Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E.Rico & M.M.Mart.Ort.).
Habitat: Open terrains- grasslands, hill pastures, clearings of oak forests.
Flowering period: Late spring to early summer: MAY, JUN, JUL.
Locality: ridge between Lake Gradche and the Orizarska River. Date: 07.07.2023.
Inula oculus-christi – habit. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – habit. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – habit. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – habit. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – flowering stem with capitula. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – flowering stem with capitula. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – flowering stem with capitula. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – capitula. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – capitulum. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – capitulum. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – capitulum. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – florets. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – florets. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – involucre of capitulum. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – involucre of capitulum. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – stem with cauline leaves and sterile shoots with basal leaves. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – lower cauline and basal leaves. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – lower cauline and basal leaves. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – basal leaves. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – basal leaves. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – stem and adaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – stem and adaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – stem and abaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – abaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – adaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – abaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – abaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: hilly region near village of Beli. Date: 31.05.2020.
Inula oculus-christi – habit. Hilly region near village Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – habit. Hilly region near village Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – capitula. Hilly region near village Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – capitulum. Hilly region near village Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – involucre of capitulum. Hilly region near village Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula oculus-christi – stem with upper cauline leaves (right) and middle and lower cauline leaves (right). Hilly region near village Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Ball, P. W. and Tutin, T. G. 1976. Inula L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 133–136.
