Taxonomy: Fam. Onagraceae// Genus: Circaea// Species: Circaea lutetiana L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by (Micevski, 2001).
Distribution: Native to Europe, Mediterranean to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Wet and shaded habitat- near rivers and streams, edges of forests.
Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.
Circaea lutetiana – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica , 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Circaea lutetiana – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica , 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Circaea lutetiana – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica , 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Circaea lutetiana – plant with developing inflorescences. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica , 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Circaea lutetiana – plant with developing inflorescences. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica , 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Circaea lutetiana – inflorescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica , 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Circaea lutetiana – inflorescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica , 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Circaea lutetiana – flowers. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica , 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Circaea lutetiana – fruits. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica , 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Circaea lutetiana – cauline leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica , 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Circaea lutetiana – cauline leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica , 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Circaea lutetiana – cauline leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica , 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Circaea lutetiana – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Circaea lutetiana – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Circaea lutetiana – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Circaea lutetiana – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Circaea lutetiana – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Circaea lutetiana – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Circaea lutetiana – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Circaea L. Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1394 – 1395.
Osogovo nature 