Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Achillea// Group-aggregate: Achillea millefolium aggr.// Species: Achillea distans Willd.// Subspecies: Achillea distans subsp. stricta (Gremli) Janch.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Richardson (1976 in Tutin et al.) and Gajić (1975 in Josifović).
Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Central and South Europe according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Greuter, 2006+) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Clearings and edges of European beech forests.
Flowering period: Summer (JUN, JUL).
Achillea distans subsp. stricta – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Achillea distans subsp. stricta – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Achillea distans subsp. stricta – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Achillea distans subsp. stricta – inflorescence with capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Achillea distans subsp. stricta – capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Achillea distans subsp. stricta – capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Achillea distans subsp. stricta – capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Achillea distans subsp. stricta – capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Achillea distans subsp. stricta – capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Achillea distans subsp. stricta – capitula with involucral bracts. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Achillea distans subsp. stricta – capitula with involucral bracts. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Achillea distans subsp. stricta– stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Achillea distans subsp. stricta– upper cauline leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Achillea distans subsp. stricta– stem with middle cauline leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Achillea distans subsp. stricta– middle cauline leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Achillea distans subsp. stricta– middle cauline leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Achillea distans subsp. stricta– middle cauline leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Achillea distans subsp. stricta– leaflets and toothed rachis of middle cauline leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Achillea distans subsp. stricta– leaflets and toothed rachis of upper cauline leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Achillea distans subsp. stricta– lower cauline leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Achillea distans subsp. stricta– lower cauline leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gajić, M. Rod Achillea L. In Josifović (ed.), Flora SR Srbije, VII. Beograd: Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, Beograd, pp. 90–110.
Richardson, I. В. K. 1976. Achillea 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 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 159–165.
