Taxonomy: Fam. Pteridaceae// Genus: Anogramma// Species: Anogramma leptophylla (L.) Link. The classification is given according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Christenhusz & Raab-Straube, 2013+).
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski (1985), Valentine (1964 in Tutin et al., Gymnogrammaceae) and Tutin (1964 in Tutin et al., Anogramma).
Lifeform: Annual fern. Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Note: sporophyte annual, gametophyte perennial according to Tutin (1964 in Tutin et al.).
Distribution: Native from Central Europe to Subtropics and Tropics – Asia, Africa, Australia, Mexico to parts of South America according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Garden, Kew).
Habitat: Moist positions on rock cliffs and cervices in the “Ratkova Skala” region.
Habitat of Anogramma leptophylla. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 29.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anogramma leptophylla – habit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 29.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anogramma leptophylla – habit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 29.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anogramma leptophylla – habit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 29.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anogramma leptophylla – habit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 29.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anogramma leptophylla – habit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 29.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anogramma leptophylla – habit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 29.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anogramma leptophylla – habit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 29.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anogramma leptophylla – habit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 29.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anogramma leptophylla – habit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 29.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anogramma leptophylla – habit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 29.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anogramma leptophylla – plant with outer shorter leaves. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 29.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anogramma leptophylla – inner longer leaves. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 29.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anogramma leptophylla – inner longer leaf. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 29.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anogramma leptophylla – lamina of inner longer leaf. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 29.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anogramma leptophylla – adaxial side of leaf with sori and sori under magnification. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 29.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anogramma leptophylla – leaf with sori. Specimen from Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 29.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anogramma leptophylla – habit of plant with developed dimorphic leaves. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 29.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Micevski, K. (1985). Anogramma Link, The Flora of SR Macedonia. Vol. 1, Book 1. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 52.
Tutin, T. G. 1964. Anogramma Link. 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. 11.
Valentine, D. H. 1964. Gymnogrammaceae. 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. 11.
