Orlaya grandiflora (L.) Hoffm.

Posted byTrajche DimitrovskiPosted inApiaceae, Plant families

Taxonomy: Apiaceae// Genus: Orlaya// Species: Orlaya grandiflora (L.) Hoffm.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Heywood (1968 in Tutin et al.) and Micevski (2005 in Matevski).

Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Europe to Turkey and Transcaucasus according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Found in open habitats- grassland, rocky terrains, sparse shrubland, edges and clearings of oak forests, river gorges.

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

Locality: village of Beli region.

Orlaya grandiflora – habit in habitat. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – habit in habitat. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – inflorescence (umbel). Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – umbel. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – umbel. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – bracts and bracteoles. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – bracts and bracteoles. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – fruits. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – fruits. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – cauline leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – cauline leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: gorge of “Kochanska” River.

Orlaya grandiflora – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – umbel. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – umbel with fruits. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – fruits. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: ridge between Lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River

Orlaya grandiflora – habit. Mountain ridge between Lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – umbel. Mountain ridge between Lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – umbel. Mountain ridge between Lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – umbel. Mountain ridge between Lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – umbel. Mountain ridge between Lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – umbel. Mountain ridge between Lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – bracts and bracteoles. Mountain ridge between Lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – leaf. Mountain ridge between Lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – leaves. Mountain ridge between Lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Orlaya grandiflora – habit. Mountain ridge between Lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – fruits. Mountain ridge between Lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – fruits. Mountain ridge between Lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – fruits. Mountain ridge between Lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – leaf. Mountain ridge between Lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Orlaya grandiflora – leaf. Mountain ridge between Lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Heywood, V. H. 1968. Orlaya Hoffm. 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 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 372–373.

Micevski, K. 2005. Orlaya Hoffm. In Matevski, V. (ed.), The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1658–1660.

Orlaya grandiflora. Hand, R. 2011+: Apiaceae. – In: Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/7c8012f2-bbda-4e51-83cd-39a06994098c [Accessed 09.01.2026].

Orlaya grandiflora (L.) Hoffm. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:845513-1 [Accessed 19.10.2021].

Last update: 09.01.2026.