Drymocallis rupestris (L.) Soják (syn. Potentilla rupestris L.)

Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Drymocallis// Species: Drymocallis rupestris (L.) Soják

Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1998) as Potentilla rupestris L. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Kurtto, 2009) is Drymocallis rupestris (L.) Soják.

Distribution: Native to Morocco, from Europe to Southwest Siberia and Caucasus according to the Plants of the World Online portal.

Habitat: Wood clearings, on rocks.

Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

Flowering period: Spring.

Drymocallis rupestris – habit in habitat. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Drymocallis rupestris – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Drymocallis rupestris – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Drymocallis rupestris – flower. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
mocallis rupestris – flower. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Drymocallis rupestris – flower. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Drymocallis rupestris – flower. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Drymocallis rupestris – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Drymocallis rupestris – flower. with calyx and epicalyx. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Drymocallis rupestris – fruit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Drymocallis rupestris – cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Drymocallis rupestris – cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Drymocallis rupestris – basal leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Drymocallis rupestris – basal leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Drymocallis rupestris – basal leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Drymocallis rupestris (L.) Soják. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:947073-1 [Accessed 20.05.2021].

Kurtto, A. (2009): Rosaceae (pro parte majore). In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=57976&PTRefFk=7300000

Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

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