Morina persica L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Morinaceae// Genus: Morina// Species: Morina persica L. The taxonomic classification is given according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Domina, 2017+).

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Moore (Dipsacaceae) and Cannon (Morina L.) in Tutin et al. (1976).

Distribution: Native from Southeast Europe to Central Asia and West Himalaya according to the information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Open and dry habitats – hill pastures.

Lifeform: Perrenial, therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

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

Locality: village of Beli. Date: 02.06.2023.

*Morina persica* – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 02.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: village of Beli. Date: 13.06.2021.

*Morina persica* – habit in habitat. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: village of Beli. Date: 31.05.2020.

*Morina persica* – habitat. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Morina persica. Domina, G. (2017+): Morinaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/22e7d8e1-961a-4566-b205-2182cb345bc0 Accessed [17.12.2025].

Morina persica. Domina, G. (2017+): Morinaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Morina%20persica&PTRefFk=7500000 [Accessed 08.01.2022].

Morina persica L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:319575-1 [Accessed 08.01.2021].

Dipsacaceae (key to genera). Moore, D.M. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 56.

Morina L. Cannon, J.F.M. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 56 – 57.

Last update: 17.12.2025.

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