Lysimachia punctata L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Primulaceae// Genus: Lysimachia// Species: Lysimachia punctata L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1998).

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.

Lifeform: Perrenial – hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL, AUG.

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.
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.
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:

Lysimachia punctata L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:701308-1 [Accessed 17.12.2021].

Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

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