Sideritis montana L. subsp. montana

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Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Sideritis// Species: Sideritis montana L.// Subspecies: Sideritis montana L. subsp. montana

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

Lifeform: Annual, therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean to northwest China- Xinjiang and West Himalaya according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Grasslands, rocky terrains, calcareous soil.

Flowering period: Late spring- summer: MAY, JUN, JUL.

Sideritis montana subsp. montana – habitat. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski.
Sideritis montana subsp. montana – habit. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski.
Sideritis montana subsp. montana – habit. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski.
Sideritis montana subsp. montana – habit. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski.
Sideritis montana subsp. montana – flowering stems with inflorescences. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski.
Sideritis montana subsp. montana – inflorescence. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski.
Sideritis montana subsp. montana – verticillasters. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski.
Sideritis montana subsp. montana – verticillasters. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski.
Sideritis montana subsp. montana – verticillasters. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski.
Sideritis montana subsp. montana – verticillasters. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski.
Sideritis montana – habit. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sideritis montana – habit. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Sideritis montana L. subsp. montana. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77169815-1 [Accessed 03. 10.2021]

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.

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