Linum hologynum Rchb.

Taxonomy: Fam. Linaceae// Genus: Linaceae// Species: Linum hologynum Rchb.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski and Matevski, 2005).

Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to the Balkan Peninsula and Romania according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Raab-Straube, 2018).

Habitat:  Grassland and clearings and edges of mixed oak forests.

Flowering period:  Spring.

Linum hologynum – habit. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum hologynum – habit. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum hologynum – habit. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum hologynum – inflorescence. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum hologynum – inflorescence. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum hologynum – flower. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum hologynum – flower. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum hologynum – flower. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum hologynum – flower. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum hologynum – flower. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum hologynum – flowers. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum hologynum – flowers. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum hologynum – capsule. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum hologynum – spent flowers and capsule. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum hologynum – lower part of plant. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum hologynum – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum hologynum – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum hologynum – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum hologynum – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Micevski, K and Matevski, V. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Raab-Straube, E. von (2018): Linaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet: http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Linum%20hologynum&PTRefFk=7400000 [Accessed 05.06.2021].

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