Erigeron acris L. subsp. acris

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Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Erigeron// Species: Erigeron acris L.// Subspecies: Erigeron acris L. subsp. acris.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Halliday (1976 in Tutin et al.) as Erigeron acer L. subsp. acer. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Greuter, 2006+) is Erigeron acris L. subsp. acris.

Lifeform: Annual (therophyte according to the Raunkiær system) or biennial.

Distribution: Native to Temperate Eurasia to Myanmar and Indian subcontinent; Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Pastures, clearings and edges of forests. Recorded from c. 500 up to 1600 m a.s.l.

Flowering period: Summer- autumn (JUL, AUG, SEP).

Locality: village of Beli. Date: 28.08.2023.

Erigeron acris subsp. acris – habit. Village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – habit. Village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – flowering stem with capitula. Village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – capitulum. Village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – capitula. Village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – fruiting capitulum. Village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – fruiting capitulum. Village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – stem and leaf. Village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – stem with leaves. Village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – lower part of stem with leaves. Village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – adaxial side of leaf. Village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – abaxial side of leaf. Village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: Ponikva. Date: 27.08.2022.

Erigeron acris subsp. acris – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 27.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – upper part of plant with synflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva, 27.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – capitula. Osogovo – Ponikva, 27.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – capitula. Osogovo – Ponikva, 27.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – capitula. Osogovo – Ponikva, 27.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – involucre of capitula. Osogovo – Ponikva, 27.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – involucre of capitula. Osogovo – Ponikva, 27.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – fruiting capitula. Osogovo – Ponikva, 27.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – fruiting capitula with achenes. Osogovo – Ponikva, 27.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 27.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – stems with cauline leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 27.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – cauline leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 27.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 27.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – lower part of stem and plant base. Osogovo – Ponikva, 27.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: Ponikva. Date: 03.07.2022.

Erigeron acris subsp. acris – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – upper part of plant with synflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – capitula. Osogovo – Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – stem with lower cauline leaves and basal leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – basal leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: Ponikva. Date: 24.07.2021.

Erigeron acris subsp. acris – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – capitula. Osogovo, Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – fruiting capitulum. Osogovo, Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – basal leaves and lower part of stem with lower cauline leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: Shtalkovichka River. Date: 15.08.2020.

Erigeron acris subsp. acris – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – upper part of plant with synflorescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – upper part of plant with synflorescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – capitula. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – capitula. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – developing capitula. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris– capitulum. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris– fruiting capitula. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris– stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris subsp. acris – stem with lower cauline leaves and plant base. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Erigeron acris – basal leaves and lower cauline leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Erigeron acris. Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Erigeron%20acris&PTRefFk=7000000 [Accessed 25.03.2022].

Erigeron acris subsp. acris. Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/05ed4357-8a5a-4bd9-ad39-b826b9a7ef7a [Accessed 23.01.2023].

Erigeron acris L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:93523-2 [Accessed 25.03.2022].

Halliday, G. 1976. Erigeron L. (incl. Stenactis Cass.). In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 116–120.

Last update: 28.08.2023.