Euphrasia pectinata Ten.

Taxonomy: Fam. Orobanchaceae// Genus: Euphrasia// Species: Euphrasia pectinata Ten. The classification is given according to the Euro+Med Planbase (source: Marhold, 2011+).

Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 3 (Tutin et al., 1972) and Flora SR Srbije (Josifović, 1974)

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

Habitat: Open habitats- grasslands and pastures.

Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.

Euphrasia pectinata – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphrasia pectinata – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphrasia pectinata – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphrasia pectinata – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphrasia pectinata – flowers and floral leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphrasia pectinata – flowers and floral leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphrasia pectinata – flowers and floral leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphrasia pectinata – flowers and floral leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphrasia pectinata – flowers and floral leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphrasia pectinata – flowers and floral leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphrasia pectinata – flowers and floral leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphrasia pectinata – flowers and floral leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphrasia pectinata – floral leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphrasia pectinata – abaxial side of floral leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphrasia pectinata – abaxial side of floral leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphrasia pectinata – lower floral leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphrasia pectinata – fruiting calyces with capsules. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphrasia pectinata – lower floral leaves and fruiting calyces with capsules. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphrasia pectinata – lower floral leaves and fruiting calyces with capsules. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphrasia pectinata – fruiting calyces with capsules. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphrasia pectinata – fruiting calyces with capsules. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Euphrasia pectinata. Marhold, K. (2011+): Euphrasia. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/7a993915-c4c8-4f8f-8650-a62026a8ca8c [Accessed 07.07.2022].

Euphrasia pectinata Ten. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:802752-1 [Accessed 07.07.2022].

Josifović, M. (1974). Flora SR Srbije VI. Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, Beograd.

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1972). Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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