Aurinia saxatilis subsp. orientalis (Ard.) T. R. Dudley (syn. Alyssum saxatile subsp. orientale (Ard.) Rech. fil.)

Taxonomy: Fam. Brassicaceae// Genus: Aurinia// Species: Aurinia saxatilis (L.) Desv.// Subspecies: Aurinia saxatilis subsp. orientalis (Ard.) T. R. Dudley.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski (1995) and Ball et al. (1964 in Tutin et al.) as Alyssum saxatile subsp. orientale (Ard.) Rech. fil., Ann. Naturh. Mus. (Wien) 43: 200 (1929) = syn. Alyssum orientale Ard., Animad. Bot. Spec. Alt. 2: 32 (1764). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold, 2011+) is Aurinia saxatilis subsp. orientalis (Ard.) T. R. Dudley in J. Arnold Arbor. 45: 394. 1964.

Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from the Balkan Peninsula to Turkey according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold, 2011+).

Habitat: Found on rocks – rocky terrains, rock cliffs and river gorges.

Recorded localities: Kochani: gorge of Kochanska River, 16.04.2022, 10.04.2020; Kochani: rocky terrains near Gradche, 21.04.2023, 10.04.2020. Probishtip: Tursko Rudari, 11.05.2024; Probishtip: between Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica, 11.05.2024.

Flowering period: Spring (APR, MAY).

Locality: hills near village of Tursko Rudari. Date 11.05.2024.

*Aurinia saxatilis* subsp. orientalis – habit. Osogovo – hills near village of Tursko Rudari, 11.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: Shtalkovichka River between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica. Date 11.05.2024.

*Aurinia saxatilis* subsp. orientalis – habit. Osogovo – between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica, 11.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: near Lake Gradche. Date: 21.04.2023.

*Aurinia saxatilis* subsp. orientalis – habit. Osogovo – near Lake Gradche, 21.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: near Lake Gradche. Date: 10.04.2020.

*Aurinia saxatilis* subsp. orientalis – habit. Osogovo, near lake “Gradche”, 10.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: gorge of the Kochanska River. Date: 16.04.2022.

*Aurinia saxatilis* subsp. orientalis – habit in habitat. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: gorge of the Kochanska River. Date: 10.04.2020.

*Aurinia saxatilis*subsp. orientalis – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Aurinia saxatilis subsp. orientalis (Ard.) T.R.Dudley. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77249986-1 [Accessed 05.03.2023].

Aurinia saxatilis subsp. orientalis. Source: Marhold, K. (2011+): Brassicaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/1fe95030-982f-46ef-90fc-13f5971d5e2e [Accessed 05.03.2023].

Ball, P. W. & Dudley, T. R. with the assistance of Nyârâdy, E. I. 1964. Alyssum 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 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 297–304.

Micevski, V. 1995. Alyssum L., The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 3. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 653–684.

Last update: 15.03.2026.

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