Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1993) as Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica Form., Ver. Nat. Ver. Brünn 36:98 (1892). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold, 2011+) is Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica (Formánek) Greuter in Willdenowia 25: 119. 1995.
Taxon variability: two varieties of Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica Form.occur in the Osogovo region:
-var. balcanica: inflorescence unbranched, elongated, with 2 to 3 distanced verticillasters;
-var. polycephala Jord. et Pan.: inflorescence branched, with well developed branches.
Distribution: Native to the Balkan Peninsula- Bulgaria and Greece according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew); and North Macedonia (The Euro+Med PlantBase, source: Marhold, 2011+ and Micevski, 1993).
Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Habitat: Grasslands, pastures, shrubland, clearings and edges of forests.
Flowering period: Summer- early fall: JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP.
Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica var. polycephala Jord. et Pan.
Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – habit. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – habit. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – habit. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – habit. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica – flowering stem with inflorescence. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica – inflorescence. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica – inflorescence with branches. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica – male flowers. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica – male flowers. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica – male flowers. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica – male flowers. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica – branches of male inflorescence. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica – female inflorescence with capsules. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica – capsules. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica – capsules with seeds. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica – nmixed inflorescence with capsules and male flowers. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica – mixed inflorescence with capsules and male flowers. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica – mixed inflorescence with capsules and male flowers. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica – branches of inflorescence. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica – cauline leaf. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica – adaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica – adaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica – basal leaves. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica – basal leaves. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica – basal leaves. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica – adaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica – abaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo, near village of Preseka, 04.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – habit (female plant). Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – inflorescence (female). Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – inflorescence (female). Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – inflorescence (female). Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – inflorescence (female). Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – female (pistillate) flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – female (pistillate) flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – female (pistillate) flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – female (pistillate) flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – stem with upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – basal leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – basal leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – basal leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – basal leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Silene roemeri subsp. balcanica var. balcanica
Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – female flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – female flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – female flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – lower part of stem with cauline leaves and basal leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – basal leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – adaxial sideof leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp. balcanica – abaxial sideof leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp.balcanica – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp.balcanica – inflorescence with distanced verticillasters. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp.balcanica – female inflorescence with flowers and capsules. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp.balcanica – upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp.balcanica – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp.balcanica – basal leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene roemeri – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 27.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp.balcanica – inflorescences with distanced verticillasters. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 27.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp.balcanica – male inflorescence with distanced verticillasters. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 27.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp.balcanica – stems with cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 27.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp.balcanica – middle cauline leaves (left) and lower cauline leaves and basal leaves (right). Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 27.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp.balcanica – basal leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 27.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp.balcanica – inflorescences with distanced verticillasters. Specimen from Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 14.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp.balcanica – male inflorescence with flowers. Specimen from Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 14.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silene sendtneri subsp.balcanica – basal leaves. Specimen from Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 14.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Silene L. Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 302 – 346.
Osogovo nature 