Taxonomy: Fam. Saxifragaceae// Genus: Saxifraga// Species: Saxifraga rotundifolia L.// Subspecies: Saxifraga rotundifolia subsp. chrysosplenifolia (Boiss.) D. A. Webb.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1998).
Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from the Balkan Peninsula to Aegean Islands according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med Plant Base (source: Marhold, 2011) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Forests, river gorges.
Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.
Saxifraga rotundifolia subsp. chrysosplenifolia – habit. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga rotundifolia subsp. chrysosplenifolia – habit. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga rotundifolia subsp. chrysosplenifolia – inflorescence. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga rotundifolia subsp. chrysosplenifolia – inflorescence. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga rotundifolia subsp. chrysosplenifolia – flowers. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga rotundifolia subsp. chrysosplenifolia – flower. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga rotundifolia subsp. chrysosplenifolia – flower. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga rotundifolia subsp. chrysosplenifolia – flower. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga rotundifolia subsp. chrysosplenifolia – flower. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga rotundifolia subsp. chrysosplenifolia – flower with calyx. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga rotundifolia subsp. chrysosplenifolia – basal leaves. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga rotundifolia subsp. chrysosplenifolia – basal leaves. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga rotundifolia subsp. chrysosplenifolia – basal leaf. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga rotundifolia subsp. chrysosplenifolia – basal leaf. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga rotundifolia subsp. chrysosplenifolia – basal leaf. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga rotundifolia subsp. chrysosplenifolia – leaf petiole. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga rotundifolia subsp. chrysosplenifolia – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga rotundifolia subsp. chrysosplenifolia – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. 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.
Osogovo nature 