Taxonomy: Fam. Primulaceae// Genus: Lysimachia// Species: Lysimachia punctata L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1998) and Ferguson (1964 in Tutin et al.).
Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Habitat: Edges of mixed oak and European beech forests, meadows, wet places, banks of streams and rivers.
Distribution: Native to Italy, East Central and Southeast Europe to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.
Flowering period: Summer (JUN, JUL, AUG).
Locality: Ponikva. Date: 24.07.2021.
Lysimachia punctata – habit in habitat. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lysimachia punctata – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lysimachia punctata – inflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lysimachia punctata – inflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lysimachia punctata – inflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lysimachia punctata – inflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lysimachia punctata – inflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lysimachia punctata – flower. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lysimachia punctata – flower. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lysimachia punctata – spent flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lysimachia punctata – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lysimachia punctata – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: ridge between Lake Gradche and Orizarska River. Date: 26.07.2020.
Lysimachia punctata– habit (left) and upper part of plant with inflorescence (right). Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lysimachia punctata– flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lysimachia punctata– flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lysimachia punctata– stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: Shtalkovichka River near village of Shtalkovica. Date: 29.06.2016.
Lysimachia punctata – habit (left and center) and inflorescence (right). Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 29.06.2016. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lysimachia punctata – flowers. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 29.06.2016. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Ferguson, L. F. 1964. Lysimachia 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 3. Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 26–27.
