Anthemis macedonica Boiss. & Orph. subsp. macedonica

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Anthemis// Species: Anthemis macedonica Boiss. & Orph.// Subspecies: Anthemis macedonica Boiss. & Orph. subsp. macedonica.

Determined according to the botanical key by Fernandes (1976 in Tutin et al.) and the distinguishing traits for the Anthemis macedonica Group provided by Goula at al. (2022). According to the taxonomic concept accepted by The Euro+Med PlantBase (Greuter, 2006+), Anthemis macedonica Boiss. & Orph. is treated as a polymorphic species with 4 subspecies. According to the current concept, the populations on Osogovo belong to the autonym subspecies.

Lifeform: Annual (therophyte according to the Raunkiær system) or biennial plant.

Distribution: Native to the Balkan Peninsula according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (Greuter, 2006+) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Open and dry habitats – hill pastures, dry grassland, rocks and rocky terrains with shallow soil, river gorges.

Flowering period: Spring to summer (MAY, JUN, JUL).

*Anthemis macedonica* – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 24.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Anthemis macedonica* – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Anthemis macedonica* – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Anthemis macedonica* – plant senescence during achene ripening. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Anthemis macedonica. Greuter, W. 2006+: Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von, Compositae. Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/2a35b3ae-1496-4e1d-bb91-734fa057a6ba [Accessed 19.01.2025].

Anthemis macedonica. Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Anthemis%20macedonica&PTRefFk=7000000 [Accessed 12.09.2021].

Anthemis macedonica subsp. macedonica. Greuter, W. 2006+: Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von, Compositae. Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/4f91743a-d9cf-444a-a85a-e000e407b46e [Accessed 19.01.2025].

Anthemis macedonica subsp. macedonica. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77179552-1 [Accessed 19.01.2026].

Fernandes, R. 1976. Anthemis 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. 145–159.

Goula, K., Touloumis, K., Dimopoulos, P. & Constantinidis, T. A Morphometric and Karyological Study of the Anthemis macedonica Group (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) Reveals a New Species from Greece. Plants, 11(21), 3006. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11213006 [Accessed 19.01.2026].

Last update: 19.01.2026.

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