Bruckenthalia spiculifolia (Salisb.) Rchb.

Taxonomy: Fam. Ericaceae// Genus: Bruckenthalia// Species: Bruckenthalia spiculifolia (Salisb.) Rchb.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski (1998).

Lifeform: Perrenial; Nanophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from the Balkan Peninsula to Ukraine and Turkey according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlanBase (source: Valdés, 2009+).

Habitat:  Found in the subalpine belt of Osogovo in grasslands, pastures clearings and edges of subalpine beech forests at c. 1600 m altitude above.

Flowering period: Early summer, with occasional secondary flushes later on: JUN (-JUL).

References:

Bruckenthalia Reichenb. Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 782 – 783.

Bruckenthalia spiculifolia.Valdés, B. (2009+): Bruckenthalia. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=19585&PTRefFk=7100000 [Accessed 27.07.2021].

Bruckenthalia spiculifolia. Source: Valdés, B. (2009+): Bruckenthalia. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/f4127f97-c303-40f4-a9b1-b392d463ead9 [Accessed 02.01.2023].

Last update: 02.01.2023.