Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Minuartia // Species: Minuartia hamata (Hausskn.) Mattf.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993).
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- in grassland and on rocks.
Flowering period: Spring.
References:
Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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 %5BAccessed 05.05.2021].
Osogovo nature 