Jasione montana L.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Campanulaceae// Genus: Jasione// Species: Jasione montana L.

Determined according to the information provided by Tutin et al. (1976) in Flora Europaea and Parnell (1987).

Lifeform: Biennial.

Distribution: Native from Europe to Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Mountain grassland/ pastures, edges and clearings of European beech forests.

Flowering period:  Summer: JUL, AUG.

Jasione montana – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Jasione montana – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Jasione montana – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Jasione montana – inflorescence with bracts. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Jasione montana – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Jasione montana – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Jasione montana – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Jasione montana – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Jasione montana – inflorescence with bracts. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Jasione montana – inflorescence. with bracts Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Jasione montana – inflorescence with bracts. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Jasione montana – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Jasione montana – basal leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Jasione montana L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:142679-1 [Accessed 11.01.2022].

Parnell, J. (1987). Variation in Jasione montana L. (Campanulaceae) and related species in Europe and North Africa. Watsonia, 16, 249-267. http://archive.bsbi.org.uk/Wats16p249.pdf [Accessed 11.01.2022].

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.

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