Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Jalas; Sell and Whitehead in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski in Micevski (1993).
Lifeform: Annual, therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.
Habitat: Clearings and edges of oak forests.
Distribution: Native to the Balkan Peninsula according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (Marhold, 2011+) and the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.
Cerastium rectum – habit. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum – habit. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum – inflorescence. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum – inflorescence. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum – flower. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum – flower. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum – inflorescence. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum – inflorescence. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum – flower with calyx. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum – flower with calyx. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum – flower with calyx. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum – spent flower. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum – capsule. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum – basal and lower cauline leaves. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum– habit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region near village of Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum– habit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region near village of Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum– flower. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region near village of Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum– flower. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region near village of Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum– flower. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region near village of Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum– calyx. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region near village of Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum– flower buds, bracts and upper cauline leaves. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region near village of Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum– flowers, bracts and upper cauline leaves. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region near village of Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum– spent flower. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region near village of Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum– stem and cauline leaves. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region near village of Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum– stem and cauline leaves. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region near village of Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum– stem and cauline leaves. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region near village of Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum– abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region near village of Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum– lower cauline and basal leaves. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region near village of Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum– lower cauline and basal leaves. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region near village of Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum – upper part of plant with flowers. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum – flower. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum – flower. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum – calyx. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum – calyx. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum – capsule. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum – stem with leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum – stem with leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski..Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum – lower cauline leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum – lower cauline and withered basal leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum – habit. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium rectum subsp. rectum – leaves (left and center) and flowers – calyx (right). Scale in cm/ mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Cerastium L. Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 254 – 272.
Cerastium L. Perennial spp. by Jalas, J.; annual spp. by Sell, P.D. and Whitehead, F.H. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1964). Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 136 -145.
