Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Saponaria// Species: Saponaria officinalis L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993).
Distribution: Native to Europe (except the North) to Caucasus according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Found near rivers, streams, disturbed ground.
Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Saponaria officinalis – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 13.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saponaria officinalis – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 13.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saponaria officinalis – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 13.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saponaria officinalis – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 13.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saponaria officinalis – stem with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 13.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saponaria officinalis – stems with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 13.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saponaria officinalis – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saponaria officinalis – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saponaria officinalis – inflorescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saponaria officinalis – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saponaria officinalis – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. 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.
Osogovo nature 