Determined according to the botanical key provided by Tutin (1980 in Tutin et al.).
Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Central and South Europe to Ukraine, Caucasus and Türkiye according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med Plantbase (source: Valdés & Scholz; with contributions from Raab-Straube & Parolly, 2009+) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Open habitats – grasslands, pastures, clearings of oak and European beech forests, from c. 950 up to 1500 m altitude.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.
Locality: ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River.
Danthonia alpina– habit. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– habit. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– flowering stems with inflorescence. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– flowering stems with inflorescence. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– spikelets. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– spikelets. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– spikelets. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– spikelets. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– axis and branch of inflorescence. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– stems with leaves. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– stems with leaves. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– leaf. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– leaf sheath and ligule. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– lower part of plant. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– base of shoots. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– base of shoots. Osogovo – mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 07.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: Ponikva.
Danthonia alpina– habit. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– habit. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– panicle. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– spikelet. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– spikelet. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– spikelet. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– spikelet. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– spikelet. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– spikelet. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– upper leaf. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– stems with leaves. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– stems with leaves. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– stem and leaf sheath with ligule. Ligule a row of hairs. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– stem and leaf sheath with ligule. Ligule a row of hairs. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– stem and leaf sheath with ligule. Ligule a row of hairs. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– stem base. Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– habit. Scale in cm/ mm. Specimen from Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– habit. Scale in cm/ mm. Specimen from Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– habit. Scale in cm/ mm. Specimen from Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– panicles. Scale in cm/ mm. Specimen from Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– spikelet. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– spikelet. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– spikelet. Scale in cm/ mm. Specimen from Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Danthonia alpina– spikelet. Scale in cm/ mm. Specimen from Osogovo – Visoka chuka (region between Ponikva and Ratkova skala), 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Danthonia alpina. Valdés, B. & Scholz, H.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. (2009+): Poaceae (pro parte majore). Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/87d95aee-23fb-4ce9-8328-74f63ef2d0de [Accessed 04.07.2023].
Tutin, T. G. 1980. Danthonia DC. 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 5. Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 253.
