Chondrilla juncea L.

Posted byTrajche DimitrovskiPosted inCompositae, Plant families

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Chondrilla// Species: Chondrilla juncea  L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Sell (1976 in Tutin et al.).

Lifeform:  Biennial to perennial plant.

Distribution: Native to Canary Islands, Europe to Central and West Asia; North Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Open habitats- rocky terrains, grasslands/ pastures, roadsides.

Flowering period: Summer to fall: JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT.

Locality: hills near Kochani. Date: 24.08.2025.

Chondrilla juncea – habit. Hills near Kochani, 24.08.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – habit. Hills near Kochani, 24.08.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – capitula. Hills near Kochani, 24.08.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – capitulum. Hills near Kochani, 24.08.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – capitulum. Hills near Kochani, 24.08.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – capitula. Hills near Kochani, 24.08.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – capitula. Hills near Kochani, 24.08.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – side view of capitulum and involucre. Hills near Kochani, 24.08.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – side view of capitulum and involucre. Hills near Kochani, 24.08.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – side view of capitulum and involucre. Hills near Kochani, 24.08.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – spent capitula. Hills near Kochani, 24.08.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – achenes. Hills near Kochani, 24.08.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – achenes. Hills near Kochani, 24.08.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – stem and upper leaf. Hills near Kochani, 24.08.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – stem and leaf. Hills near Kochani, 24.08.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – leaf. Hills near Kochani, 24.08.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – abaxial side of leaf. Hills near Kochani, 24.08.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – stem. Hills near Kochani, 24.08.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – stem. Hills near Kochani, 24.08.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: hilly region near village of Beli. Date: 13.08.2022.

Chondrilla juncea – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – flowering stem. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – flowering stems. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – capitulum. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – capitulum. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – capitulum. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – capitulum. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – capitulum. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – capitula. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – capitula. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – achenes. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – achenes. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – achenes. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – achenes. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – achenes. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – stem with leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – stem with leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – stem with leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – abaxial side of leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – stem. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – lower part of stem. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – lower part of stem. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – lower part of stem. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chondrilla juncea – lower part of stem. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Chondrilla juncea L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:328774-2 [Accessed 09.10.2022].

Sell, P. D. Chondrilla L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 343.

Last update: 10.03.2026.