Taxonomy: Fam. Polygalaceae// Genus: Polygala// Species: Polygala nicaeensis W. D. J. Koch// Subspecies: Polygala nicaeensis subsp. mediterranea Chodat
Determined according to the botanical key provided by McNeill in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (2005).
Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Italy to Balkan Peninsula and East Aegean Islands; Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Edges and clearings of European beech forests.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.
Polygala nicaeensissubsp.mediterranea– habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala nicaeensissubsp.mediterranea– habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala nicaeensissubsp.mediterranea– habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala nicaeensissubsp.mediterranea– habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala nicaeensissubsp.mediterranea– habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala nicaeensissubsp.mediterranea– inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala nicaeensissubsp.mediterranea– flower. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala nicaeensissubsp.mediterranea– flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala nicaeensissubsp.mediterranea– flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala nicaeensissubsp.mediterranea– flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala nicaeensissubsp.mediterranea– flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala nicaeensissubsp.mediterranea– flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala nicaeensissubsp.mediterranea– spent flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala nicaeensissubsp.mediterranea– spent flowers with capsules. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala nicaeensissubsp.mediterranea– spent flowers with capsules. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala nicaeensissubsp.mediterranea– capsules. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala nicaeensissubsp.mediterranea– stem with leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala nicaeensissubsp.mediterranea– stem with leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala nicaeensissubsp.mediterranea– stem with leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala nicaeensissubsp.mediterranea– stem with leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala nicaeensissubsp.mediterranea– stem with leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala nicaeensissubsp.mediterranea– habit. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala nicaeensissubsp.mediterranea– A: flowers and fruiting calyces; B, C and D: flowers. E : elements of flower: two inner larger sepals (wings) and corolla with the outer sepals of the calyx. F and G: wings. The wings are more than 7,5 mm long. H: fruiting calyx. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala nicaeensissubsp.mediterranea–stems with leaves (left and middle).Scale in cm/mm; Leaf (right). Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Polygala L. McNeill, J. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2: Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 231 – 236.
Polygala L. Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1517 – 1526.
