Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza (Borbás) Hayek

Taxonomy: Fam. Brassicaceae// Genus: Lunaria// Species: Lunaria annua L.// Subspecies: Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza (Borbás) Hayek.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ball in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski (1995).

Lifeform: Biennial plant.

Distribution: Native from Southeast Europe to Aegean Islands, Slovakia and Moldova according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold, 2011+).

Habitat:  Wet and shaded areas.

Flowering period:  Spring: APR, MAY.

Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – inflorescence. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – inflorescence. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – inflorescence. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – inflorescence. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – inflorescence. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – flowers. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – flower. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – flower. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – flower. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – flower. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – flower. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – flower. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – side view of flower – calyx. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – side view of flower – calyx. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – side view of flower – calyx. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – developing silicula. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – developing silicula. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – developing silicula. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – stem with upper cauline leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza -stem with upper cauline leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – stems with cauline leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – cauline leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – cauline leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – lower cauline leaf. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – basal leaf. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – basal leaf. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – rootstock. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza – rootstock with tubers. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza. 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/6462f7fe-341e-4d81-98e9-1f1ed9f6c5a5 [Accessed 17.04.2023].

Lunaria L. Micevski, V. (1995). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 3. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 647 – 650.

Lunaria L. Ball, P.W. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1964). Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 295-296.

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