Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Spergularia// Species: Spergularia rubra (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993).
Distribution: Native from Europe to Russian Far East, Xinjiang (China) and Afganistan; Arabian Peninsula; North and Northeast Africa; Macaronesia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).
Habitat: Open habitats- pastures, disturbed ground, roadsides.
Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.
Spergularia rubra – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Spergularia rubra – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Spergularia rubra – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Spergularia rubra – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Spergularia rubra – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Spergularia rubra – stem with flower. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Spergularia rubra – stem with flower. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Spergularia rubra – flower. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Spergularia rubra – flower. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Spergularia rubra – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Spergularia rubra – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Spergularia rubra – flower and fruiting calyces with capsules. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Spergularia rubra – flower buds and fruiting calyces with capsules. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Spergularia rubra – flower buds and fruiting calyces with capsules. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Spergularia rubra – fruiting calyces with capsules. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Spergularia rubra – stems with leaves and stipules. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Spergularia rubra – stems with leaves and flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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