Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca (Boiss. & Heldr.) D. A. Webb(syn. Saxifraga graeca Boiss.)

Taxonomy: Fam. Saxifragaceae// Genus: Saxifraga// Species: Saxifraga carpetana Boiss. & Reut.// Subspecies: Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca (Boiss. & Heldr.) D. A. Webb

Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1998) as Saxifraga graeca Boiss. In The Euro+Med Plant Base (source: Marhold, 2011) this taxon is included in Saxifraga carpetana Boiss. & Reut. at the subspecies level.

Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution:  Native to South and Southeast Europe according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med Plant Base (source: Marhold, 2011).

Habitat:  Found on the edges and clearings of forests, rocky terrains, river gorges.

Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.

Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – habit. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – habit. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – habit. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – habit. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – flowers. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – flowers. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – flowers. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – flowers. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – flowers. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – stem and cauline leaf. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – stem and cauline leaf. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – stem and cauline leaf. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – basal and lower cauline leaves. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – basal and lower cauline leaves. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – basal leaves. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – basal and lower cauline leaves. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – inflorescence with flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – plant base- basal leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – inflorescences. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – inflorescence with flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – lower part of plant- basal leaves and stems with lower cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – plant base- basal leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Basal leaves of Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca. Specimen from the gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski

References:

Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Saxifraga tridactylites L. Marhold, K. (2011): Saxifragaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=46225&PTRefFk=7200000 [Accessed 17.03.2022].

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