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 in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski and Matevski, 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.
References:
Micevski, K and Matevski, V. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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