Taxonomy: Fam. Linaceae// Genus: Linaceae// Species: Linum nodiflorum L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ockendon and Walters in Tutin at al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (2005).
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Some specimens show perennating habit with woody base and numerous stems.
Distribution: Native from France to Caucasus and West Asia, North Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: Found in open dry habitats – hill pastures and clearings of oak forests.
Flowering period: Spring-summer: MAY, JUN.
Linum nodiflorum – habit. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – habit. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – habit. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – flower. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – flower. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – flower. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – flower. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – flower. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – flower. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – flower. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – side view of flower and calyx. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – side view of flower and calyx. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – side view of flower and calyx. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – capsule and calyx, winged stem and leaves with glands at the base. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – capsule and calyx, winged stem and leaves with glands at the base. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – capsule and calyx, winged stem and leaves with glands at the base. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – calyx, winged stem and leaves with glands at the base. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – winged stems and leaves with glands at the base. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – stem and leaves with serrulate margin. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – stem and leaves with serrulate margin. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – leaf with serrulate margin. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – plant base. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – habit in habitat. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – habit. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – habit. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – flower. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – flower. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – capsule. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – capsule and calyx; winged stem and leaves with glands. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – winged stem, leaves with serrulate margin and glands at base. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – plant base. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – habit in habitat. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – habit. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Linum nodiflorum – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Linum nodiflorum – inflorescence. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Linum nodiflorum – flower. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Linum nodiflorum – flower. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Linum nodiflorum – flower. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Linum nodiflorum – flowers. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Linum nodiflorum – capsules. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Linum nodiflorum – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Linum nodiflorum – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Linum L. Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1463 – 1478.
Linum L. Ockendon, J. and Walters. S.M. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 206 – 211.
