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 in Flora Europaea Vol. 3 (Tutin et al., 1972).

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, edges and clearings of forests, roadsides.

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

Linaria genistifolia subsp. genistifolia – habit. Southern foot of Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria genistifolia subsp. genistifolia – habit. Southern foot of Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria genistifolia subsp. genistifolia – habit. Southern foot of Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria genistifolia subsp. genistifolia – upper part of plant- branches with inflorescences. Southern foot of Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria genistifolia subsp. genistifolia – inflorescence. Southern foot of Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria genistifolia subsp. genistifolia – inflorescence. Southern foot of Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria genistifolia subsp. genistifolia – flowers. Southern foot of Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria genistifolia subsp. genistifolia – flowers. Southern foot of Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria genistifolia subsp. genistifolia – stem with cauline leaves. Southern foot of Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria genistifolia subsp. genistifolia – stem with cauline leaves. Southern foot of Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria genistifolia subsp. genistifolia – plant base and lower part of plant. Southern foot of Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria genistifolia subsp. genistifolia – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria genistifolia subsp. genistifolia – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria genistifolia subsp. genistifolia – capsules. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Linaria genistifolia subsp. genistifolia. Marhold, K. (2011+): Linaria. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=33542&PTRefFk=7200000 [Accessed 05.03.2022].

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].

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.

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