Chondrilla juncea L.

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

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Sell in Tutin et al., 1976).

Lifeform:  Biennial to perennial.

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 – fall: JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT.

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].

Chondrilla L. Sell, P. D. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 343.

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