Linaria genistifolia (L.) Mill. subsp. genistifolia

Taxonomy: Fam. Plantaginaceae// Genus: Linaria// Species: Linaria genistifolia (L.) Mill.// Subspecies: Linaria genistifolia (L.) Mill. subsp. genistifolia. The classification is given according to the Euro+Med Planbase (Marhold, 2011+).

Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Chater, Valdes and Webb in Tutin et al. (1972) and Nikolić in Josifović (1974).

Species variability: In the Osogovo region two subspecies of Linaria genistifolia (L.) Mill. occur: Linaria genistifolia (L.) Mill. subsp. genistifolia and Linaria genistifolia subsp. dalmatica (L.) Maire & Petitm.

Distinction between subspecies: 

subsp. genistifolia: corolla 13 – 22 mm long, leaves generally at least 4 times as long as wide.

subsp. dalmatica: corolla 25 – 40 mm long, larger leaves of the main stem 1.5 to 2 times as long as wide, those of the branches up to less than 4 times as long as wide.

Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Italy and Central Europe to West Siberia and China- Xinjiang according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.

Habitat:  Grasslands/ pastures, rocky terrains, edges and clearings of oak and European beech forests, disturbed ground, ruderal areas and roadsides, from the lowland up to c. 1600 m altitude.

Flowering period: Late spring- fall: MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP.

References:

Linaria genistifolia subsp. genistifolia. Marhold, K. (2011+): Linaria. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/a368afe3-5f53-4bca-bf1a-dac64ae7ee80 [Accessed 05.01.2025].

Linaria genistifolia subsp. genistifolia. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:158137-3 [Accessed 05.03.2022].

Linaria Miller. Chater, A.O., Valdes, B. and Webb, D.A. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1972). Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 226 – 236.

Rod Linaria Mill. Nikolić, V. in Josifović, M. (1974). Flora SR Srbije VI. Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, Beograd, pp. 144 – 155.

Last update: 05.01.2025.