Doronicum columnae Ten.

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Doronicum// Species: Doronicum columnae Ten.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1976).

Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Central Europe to Italy, Balkan Peninsula and Romania according to the Euro+Med PlantBase (Greuter, 2006+).

Habitat: found in somewhat shaded habitats –  mixed oak forests, near rivers.

Flowering period:  Spring: APR, MAY.

Doronicum columnae – habit in habitat (Querco-carpinetum orientalis forest community).  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – habit in habitat (Querco-carpinetum orientalis forest community).  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – habit.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – habit.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – habit.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – habit.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – habit.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – habit.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – habit.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – capitulum.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – capitulum.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – capitulum – florets.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – involucre of capitulum.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – stem with cauline leaves and basal leaves.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – cauline leaf.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – basal leaf.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – basal leaves.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – rootstock.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – rootstock – tubers with sericeous hairs.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – rootstock – tubers with sericeous hairs.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – habit.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – habit.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – capitulum.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – capitulum.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – involucre of capitulum.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – capitulum with developing achenes.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – cauline leaves.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – cauline leaves.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – stem with cauline leaves and basal leaves.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – basal leaves.  Osogovo, moutain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – habit.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – habit.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – habit.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – capitulum.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – capitulum.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – capitulum.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – involucral bracts.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – involucral bracts of developing capitulum capitulum.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – stem with cauline leaves and basal leaves.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – cauline leaf.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – cauline leaf.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – cauline leaf and basal leaves.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – basal leaves.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – basal leaves.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – rhizome with tufts of sericeous hairs.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – rhizome with tufts of sericeous hairs.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum columnae – rhizome with tufts of sericeous hairs.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Doronicum columnae. Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Doronicum%20orientale&PTRefFk=7000000 [Accessed 30.10.2022]

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Last update: 30.10.2022.

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