Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski and Matevski in Micevski (1995) and Chater (1964 in Tutin et al.).
Lifeform: Annual or biennial plant.
Distribution: Native from South Central Europe to the Mediterranean according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Pastures, clearings of forests and forest-steppe habitats.
Recorded localities: village of Rajchani (08.04.2023); between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region (30.04.2023); village of Sokolarci region (29.03.2026).
Flowering period: Spring (MAR, APR).
Locality: village of Sokolarci. Date: 29.03.2026.
Capsella rubella– habit. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– habit. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– habit. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– habit. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– habit. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– inflorescence with flowers and siliculae. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– inflorescence with flowers and siliculae. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– inflorescence with flowers and siliculae. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella–flowers and siliculae. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella–flowers and siliculae. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella–flowers and siliculae. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella–side view of flowers with calyx; siliculae. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella–side view of flowers with calyx; siliculae. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella–side view of flowers with calyx; siliculae. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella – siliculae. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– siliculae. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– siliculae. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– siliculae. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– siliculae. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– siliculae. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– stem and cauline leaf. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– cauline leaf. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– lower cauline and basal leaves. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– basal leaves. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– basal leaves. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– basal leaves. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– basal leaves. Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, 29.03.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scaled images. Specimen from Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci, collected 29.03.2026.
Capsella rubella– habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– flowers and developing siliculae. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– siliculae. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– lower part of plant with leaves. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo, hills near the village of Sokolarci. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: village of Rajchani. Date: 08.04.2023.
Capsella rubella – habit. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella – inflorescence with flowers and fruits. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella – inflorescence with flowers and fruits. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella – inflorescence with flowers and fruits. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella – silicula. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella – silicula. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella – silicula. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella – stem with cauline and basal leaves. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella – stem with cauline and basal leaves. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo region. Date: 30.04.2023.
Capsella rubella– habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– siliculae. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– siliculae. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– siliculae. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– silicula. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– siliculae. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– siliculae. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– siliculae. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– stem with cauline leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– stem with cauline leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– stem with lower cauline and basal leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Capsella rubella– basal leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chater, A. O. 1964. Capsella Medicus. 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, p. 316.
Micevski, K. & Matevski, V. 1995. Capsella Medic. In Micevski, K. (ed.), The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 3. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 704–706.
