Cardamine graeca L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Brassicaceae// Genus:  Cardamine// Species: Cardamine graeca L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1995).

Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to the Central and East Mediterranean region according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Edges and clearings of oak forests, woods, footpaths, river gorges.

Flowering period: Spring: MAR, APR.

Cardamine graeca – habit in habitat. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 03.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – habit in habitat. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 03.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 03.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 03.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 03.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 03.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 03.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 03.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 03.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 03.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 03.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 03.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 03.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 03.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – stem and leaf petiole with stipules. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 03.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – inflorescence with siliques. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – silique. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – stem with inflorescences and cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – flowering stem with inflorescence and upper cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – stem with inflorescence and upper cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – inflorescence with flowers and developing siliques. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – siliques. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – siliques. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – lower part of stem with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – basal leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 01.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – habit at fruiting stage. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca – siliques. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca –  inflorescence with siliques.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine graeca –  inflorescence with siliques.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Micevski, V. (1995). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 3. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Cardamine graeca L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:280344-1 [Accessed 11.07.2021].

Last update: 27.11.2022.

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