Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora SR Srbije VII (Gajić in Josifović, 1975 – species level) and Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Dostál in Tutin et al., 1976- species and subspecies level).
Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Southeast Europe according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Greuter, 2006+).
Habitat: Open habitats: clearings of forests, rocky terrains, grasslands/ pastures.
Flowering period: Summer: JUL, AUG.
Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – branch with capitula. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – capitula. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – capitula. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – capitulum. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – capitulum. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – capitulum. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – capitulum. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – capitulum. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – capitulum. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – involucre of capitula. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – spent capitulum. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – fruiting capitulum. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – fruiting capitulum. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – stem with upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – cauline leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – cauline leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – abaxial side of upper cauline leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – abaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – stem with middle cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – middle cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – cauline leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – lower cauline leaf lobes. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – lower cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Centaurea cuneifoliasubsp.pallida – lower part of stem with withered leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Centaurea cuneifolia subsp. pallida. Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/228d8609-bd50-4d0d-bac8-1e521ed6f75d [Accessed 20.08.2022].
Osogovo nature 