Minuartia hamata (Hausskn.) Mattf.

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Minuartia // Species: Minuartia hamata (Hausskn.) Mattf.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1993) and Halliday in Tutin et al. (1964).

Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean (Europe, North Africa, West Asia) to central Asia according to the Plants of the World Online portal.

Habitat:  Found in open habitats, usually on rocky and stony ground.

Flowering period:  Spring – summer: MAY, JUN.

  Minuartia hamata – habit. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
  Minuartia hamata – habit. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
  Minuartia hamata – habit. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
  Minuartia hamata – flowering stems with capitula. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
  Minuartia hamata – flowering stems with capitula. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
  Minuartia hamata – flowering stems with capitula. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
  Minuartia hamata – flowering stem with capitula. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
  Minuartia hamata – capitula. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
  Minuartia hamata – capitula. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
  Minuartia hamata – capitula. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
  Minuartia hamata – capitula. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
  Minuartia hamata – stems with leaves. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
  Minuartia hamata – stems with leaves. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
  Minuartia hamata – lower part of stems with withered leaves. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
  Minuartia hamata – lower part of stems and plant base. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.  .
Minuartia hamata– habit in habitat. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Minuartia hamata– habit. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Minuartia hamata– inflorescence. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
  Minuartia hamata– capitula. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
  Minuartia hamata– capitula. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
  Minuartia hamata– capitula. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
  Minuartia hamata– stems with cauline leaves. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 

References:

Minuartia L. Halliday, G. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1964). Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 125 – 132.

Minuartia L. Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 228 – 244.

Minuartia hamata (Hausskn.) Mattf. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:155532-1 [Accessed 05.05.2021].

Last update: 29.12.2023.