Cruciata glabra (L.) Ehrend.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Rubiaceae// Genus: Cruciata// Species: Cruciata glabra (L.) Ehrend.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ehrendorfer in Tutin et al. (1976).

Distribution: Central and South Europe to Central Siberia and Caucasus, Nortwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Grasslands, pastures, clearings and edges of European beech forests.

Lifeform: Perennial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

Flowering period: Late spring – early summer: MAY, JUN.

Cruciata glabra – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 06.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 06.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 06.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 06.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 06.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – leaves and inflorescences – cymes. Osogovo, Ponikva, 06.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – leaves and inflorescences – cymes. Osogovo, Ponikva, 06.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – leaves and inflorescences – cymes. Osogovo, Ponikva, 06.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – lower part of stem with leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 06.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – lower part of stem with leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 06.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – lower part of stem with leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 06.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – abaxial side of leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 06.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – habit. Osogovo, region between the “Ratkova Skala” massif and Visoka Chuka (Ponikva), 06.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – habit. Osogovo, region between the “Ratkova Skala” massif and Visoka Chuka (Ponikva), 06.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – habit. Osogovo, region between the “Ratkova Skala” massif and Visoka Chuka (Ponikva), 06.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – flowering stems. Osogovo, region between the “Ratkova Skala” massif and Visoka Chuka (Ponikva), 06.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – leaves and inflorescences – cymes. Osogovo, region between the “Ratkova Skala” massif and Visoka Chuka (Ponikva), 06.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – leaves and inflorescences – cymes. Osogovo, region between the “Ratkova Skala” massif and Visoka Chuka (Ponikva), 06.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – leaves and inflorescences – cymes. Osogovo, region between the “Ratkova Skala” massif and Visoka Chuka (Ponikva), 06.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – leaves and inflorescences – cymes. Osogovo, region between the “Ratkova Skala” massif and Visoka Chuka (Ponikva), 06.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – leaves and inflorescences – cymes. Osogovo, region between the “Ratkova Skala” massif and Visoka Chuka (Ponikva), 06.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – stem with leaves. Osogovo, region between the “Ratkova Skala” massif and Visoka Chuka (Ponikva), 06.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – lower part of stem with leaves. Osogovo, region between the “Ratkova Skala” massif and Visoka Chuka (Ponikva), 06.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – lower part of stem with leaves. Osogovo, region between the “Ratkova Skala” massif and Visoka Chuka (Ponikva), 06.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – leaves and inflorescence (cymes). Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – leaves and inflorescence (cymes). Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata glabra – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Cruciata glabra (L.) Opiz. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60456820-2#children [Accessed 30.05.2022].

Cruciata Miller. Ehrendorfer Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 36 -37.

Last update: 14.12.2023.