Pulmonaria rubra Schott

Taxonomy: Fam. Boraginaceae// Genus: Pulmonaria// Species: Pulmonaria rubra Schott

Determined according to the botanical key and description provided by Matevski (2010).

Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from the Carpathians to Balkan Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Moist and shaded places – edges of forests, near streams and rivers, from 700 to over 1600 m altitude.

Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.

Pulmonaria rubra – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – inflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – inflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – inflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – inflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – spent flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – cauline leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – cauline leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – lower part of stem and basal leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – basal leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – basal leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – summer leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – summer leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – summer leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – summer leaf – base of lamina cuneate, narrowed into petiole. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – habit. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – habit. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – habit. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – inflorescence. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – inflorescence. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – flowers. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – flowers. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – flowers. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – flowers. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – flower. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – stem with cauline leaves. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – cauline leaf. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pulmonaria rubra – abaxial side of cauline leaf. “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Pulmonaria L. Matevski, V. in Matevski, V. (2010). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. II, Book 1. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 114 – 117.

Pulmonaria officinalis L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:120416-1 [Accessed 26.04.2022].

Last update: 08.05.2022.

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