Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski (1998) and Webb (1964 in Tutin et al.).
Distribution: Native to the Balkan Peninsula according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (Marhold, 2011+).
Lifeform: Perennial succulent. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Habitat: Rocky terrains from c. 800 up to 1400 m altitude. Recorded in the village of Pantelej region and the rocky terrain between the “Ratkova Skala” massif and Visoka Chuka (Ponikva).
Flowering period: Late spring- beginning of summer (MAY, JUN).
Locality: village of Pantelej.
Sedum stefco– habit in habitat. Osogovo, rock formations in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Sedum stefco– habit during flowering. Osogovo, rock formations in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Sedum stefco– habit during flowering. Osogovo, rock formations in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Sedum stefco– habit during flowering. Osogovo, rock formations in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Sedum stefco– habit during flowering. Osogovo, rock formations in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Sedum stefco– habit during flowering. Osogovo, rock formations in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Sedum stefco– habit during flowering. Osogovo, rock formations in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Sedum stefco– flowers. Osogovo, rock formations in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Sedum stefco– flowers. Osogovo, rock formations in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Sedum stefco – flowers. Osogovo, rock formations in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Sedum stefco– flowers. Osogovo, rock formations in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Sedum stefco– habit in vegetative stage. Osogovo, rock formations in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 10.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Sedum stefco– habit in vegetative stage. Osogovo, rock formations in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 10.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Sedum stefco – habit . Rock formations in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 21.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sedum stefco – habit. Rock formations in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 21.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sedum stefco – inflorescence. Rock formations in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 21.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sedum stefco – fruiting inflorescence. Rock formations in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 21.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sedum stefco – fruiting inflorescence. Rock formations in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 21.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sedum stefco – vegetative growth- stems with leaves. Rock formations in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 21.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sedum stefco (habit in vegetative growth). Specimen from the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 21.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sedum stefco (habit in generative stage – flowering and fruiting). Specimen from the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 21.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: rocky terrain between the “Ratkova Skala” massif and Visoka Chuka (Ponikva).
Sedum stefco – habit. Osogovo, region between the “Ratkova Skala” massif and Visoka Chuka (Ponikva), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sedum stefco – habit. Osogovo, region between the “Ratkova Skala” massif and Visoka Chuka (Ponikva), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sedum stefco – habit. Osogovo, region between the “Ratkova Skala” massif and Visoka Chuka (Ponikva), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sedum stefco – habit. Osogovo, region between the “Ratkova Skala” massif and Visoka Chuka (Ponikva), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sedum stefco – flowering stem with inflorescence. Osogovo, region between the “Ratkova Skala” massif and Visoka Chuka (Ponikva), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sedum stefco – flowers and fruits. Osogovo, region between the “Ratkova Skala” massif and Visoka Chuka (Ponikva), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sedum stefco – flowers and fruits. Osogovo, region between the “Ratkova Skala” massif and Visoka Chuka (Ponikva), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sedum stefco – flowers and fruits. Osogovo, region between the “Ratkova Skala” massif and Visoka Chuka (Ponikva), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sedum stefco – flowers and fruits. Osogovo, region between the “Ratkova Skala” massif and Visoka Chuka (Ponikva), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sedum stefco – vegetative stems. Osogovo, region between the “Ratkova Skala” massif and Visoka Chuka (Ponikva), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sedum stefco – vegetative stems. Osogovo, region between the “Ratkova Skala” massif and Visoka Chuka (Ponikva), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. 1998. Sedum L., The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 4. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1050–1069.
Webb, D. A. 1964. Sedum L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 356–363.
