Scrophularia canina subsp. bicolor (Sibth. & Sm.) Greuter

Taxonomy: Fam. Scrophulariaceae// Genus: Scrophularia// Species: Scrophularia canina L. Subspecies: Scrophularia canina subsp. bicolor (Sibth. & Sm.) Greuter

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972).

Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to the Italian Peninsula, Balkan Peninsula and Crimean Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold, 2011+).

Habitat: Open habitats – grassland, clearings of mixed oak forests.

Flowering period: Late spring – summer (MAY, JUN, JUL).

Scrophularia canina subsp. bicolor – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 24.05.2021.
Scrophularia canina subsp. bicolor – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 24.05.2021.
Scrophularia canina subsp. bicolor – upper part of inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 24.05.2021.
Scrophularia canina subsp. bicolor – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 24.05.2021.
Scrophularia canina subsp. bicolor – upper part of inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 24.05.2021.
Scrophularia canina subsp. bicolor – inflorescence with cymes. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 24.05.2021.
Scrophularia canina subsp. bicolor – cymes. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 24.05.2021.
Scrophularia canina subsp. bicolor – cymes. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 24.05.2021.
Scrophularia canina subsp. bicolor – cymes. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 24.05.2021.
Scrophularia canina subsp. bicolor – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 24.05.2021.
Scrophularia canina subsp. bicolor – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 24.05.2021.
Scrophularia canina subsp. bicolor – upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 24.05.2021.
Scrophularia canina subsp. bicolor – upper cauline leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 24.05.2021.
Scrophularia canina subsp. bicolor – cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 24.05.2021.
Scrophularia canina subsp. bicolor – plant base. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 24.05.2021.
Scrophularia canina subsp. bicolor – cauline leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 24.05.2021.
Scrophularia canina subsp. bicolor – lower cauline leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 24.05.2021.
Scrophularia canina (habit), Osogovo Mountains, near village Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia canina (habit), Osogovo Mountains, near village Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia canina (inflorescence), Osogovo Mountains, near village Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1972). Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Scrophularia canina subsp. bicolor. Marhold, K. (2011+): Scrophularia. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=34463&PTRefFk=7200000 [Accessed 12.07.2021].

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