Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Petrorhagia// Species: Petrorhagia prolifera (L.) P. W. Ball & Heywood
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993).
Distribution: Native from Europe to Iran, Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).
Habitat: Grasslands, pastures, rocky terrains.
Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Petrorhagia prolifera – habit. Hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani. 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Petrorhagia prolifera – stem with capitulum. Hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani. 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Petrorhagia prolifera – stem with capitulum. Hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani. 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Petrorhagia prolifera – flower. Hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani. 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Petrorhagia prolifera – flower. Hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani. 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Petrorhagia prolifera – flower. Hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani. 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Petrorhagia prolifera – stem with cauline leaves. Hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani. 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Petrorhagia prolifera – stem with lower cauline leaves. Hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani. 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Petrorhagia prolifera – habit. Osogovo, near vilage of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Petrorhagia prolifera – inflorescence. Osogovo, near vilage of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Petrorhagia prolifera – capitulum. Osogovo, near vilage of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Petrorhagia prolifera – stem with capitula. Osogovo, near vilage of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Petrorhagia prolifera – habit. Osogovo, Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Petrorhagia prolifera – capitulum. Osogovo, Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Petrorhagia prolifera – flowers. Osogovo, Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Petrorhagia prolifera – flower. Osogovo, Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Petrorhagia prolifera – habit. Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Petrorhagia prolifera – habit in habitat. Osogovo, hills in the vicinity of Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Petrorhagia prolifera – capitulum. Osogovo, hills in the vicinity of Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Petrorhagia prolifera – stem with inflorescences. Specimen found in the hills near Kochani on 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Petrorhagia prolifera – capitulums. Specimen found in the hills near Kochani on 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Petrorhagia prolifera – flowering stems with capitula. Specimen found in the hills near Kochani on 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Petrorhagia prolifera – capitulum with bracts and flower. Specimen found in the hills near Kochani on 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Petrorhagia prolifera (lower part of stem with cauline leaves). Specimen found in the hills near Kochani on 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Petrorhagia prolifera – stem with cauline leaves. Specimen found in the hills near Kochani on 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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