Arenaria biflora L.

Posted byTrajche DimitrovskiPosted inCaryophyllaceae

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Arenaria// Species: Arenaria biflora L.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Chater and Halliday in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1993).

Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

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

Habitat: Subalpine pastures – “Carev Vrv” peak.

Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL, AUG.

Arenaria biflora – habit. Osogovo – “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria biflora – habit. Osogovo – “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria biflora – habit. Osogovo – “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria biflora – habit. Osogovo – “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria biflora – flowering stems. Osogovo – “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria biflora – flower. Osogovo – “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria biflora – flower. Osogovo – “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria biflora – flowers. Osogovo – “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria biflora – flowers. Osogovo – “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria biflora – flowers. Osogovo – “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria biflora – side view of flower (calyx). Osogovo – “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria biflora – calyx of flower. Osogovo – “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria biflora – capsules. Osogovo – “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria biflora – capsules and stems with leaves. Osogovo – “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria biflora – stems with leaves. Osogovo – “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria biflora – stem with leaves. Osogovo – “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria biflora – stem with leaves. Osogovo – “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria biflora – abaxial side of leaves. Osogovo – “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria biflora – stems with leaves. Osogovo – “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria biflora – habit. Scale in cm/ mm. Specimen from Osogovo – “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria biflora – capsules. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria biflora – seeds. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Arenaria biflora L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:151005-1 [Accessed 20.07.2023].

Arenaria biflora. Marhold, K. (2011+): Caryophyllaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/d4ab3b64-7d85-40d4-980a-6a05c855e4af [Accessed 20.07.2023].

Arenaria L. Chater, A.O. and Halliday, G. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1964). Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 116-123.

Arenaria L. Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 219- 224.