Determined according to the botanical key provided by Halliday in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1993).
Distribution: Native from Europe to Caucasus according to to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: Found in open habitats – grasslands/pastures, rocks, rocky terrains with shallow soil, sparse bushland.
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Spring-summer: APR, MAY, JUN.
Minuartia viscosa – habit. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Beli, 02.06.2023. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.Minuartia viscosa – flowering stems with flowers and capsules. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Beli, 02.06.2023. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.Minuartia viscosa – flowering stems with flowers and capsules. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Beli, 02.06.2023. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.Minuartia viscosa – flowering stems with flowers and capsules. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Beli, 02.06.2023. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.Minuartia viscosa – flowers and capsules. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Beli, 02.06.2023. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.Minuartia viscosa – stems with leaves and capsules. The capsule is shorter and enclosed by the calyx. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Beli, 02.06.2023. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.Minuartia viscosa – habit. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.Minuartia viscosa – inflorescence. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski. Minuartia viscosa – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski. Minuartia viscosa – inflorescence. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. 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.
