Androsace maxima L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Primulaceae// Genus: Androsace// Species: Androsace maxima L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1998) and Ferguson (1964 in Tutin et al.).

Lifeform: Annual plant. Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to parts of Europe, Asia and North Africa according to the Plants of the World online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Habitat: Open habitats – pastures.

Flowering period: Spring: MAR, APR.

Locality: village of Beli. Date: 09.04.2022.

*Androsace maxima* – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: village of Beli. Date: 06.03.2021.

*Androsace maxima* – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 06.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Androsace maxima L. Plants of the World online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:700355-1 [Accessed 06.03.2021].

Androsace maxima. Marhold, K. 2011+: Primulaceae. – In: Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/49b860b9-b533-4ed6-9467-a7cdad00c8eb [Accessed 25.03.2026].

Ferguson, I. K. 1964. Androsace 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 3. Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 20–23.

Micevski, K. 1998. Androsace L., The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 4. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 803–807.

Last update: 25.03.2026.

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