Myosoton aquaticum (L.) Moench (syn. Stellaria aquatica (L.) Scop.)

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Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Myosoton// Species: Myosoton aquaticum (L.) Moench.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993) as Stellaria aquatica (L.) Scop. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold, 2011) is Myosoton aquaticum (L.) Moench.

Distribution: Native from Europe to West Siberia, China, Vietnam according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).

Habitat: Near rivers and streams and other wet habitats.

Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Summer- autumn: JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP.

Myosoton aquaticum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosoton aquaticum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosoton aquaticum – upper part of plant with flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosoton aquaticum – flowering stems. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosoton aquaticum – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosoton aquaticum – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosoton aquaticum – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosoton aquaticum – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosoton aquaticum – stem with cauline leaves and developing fruit (capsule). Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosoton aquaticum – stem with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. 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.

Myosoton aquaticum. Marhold, K. (2011): Caryophyllaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=101857&PTRefFk=7200000 [Accessed 13.03.2022].

Stellaria aquatica (L.) Scop. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens,Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:159056-1 [Accessed 13.03.2022].

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