Gentianella bulgarica (Velen.) Holub

Posted byTrajche DimitrovskiPosted inPlant families

Taxonomy: Fam. Gentianaceae// Genus: Gentianella// Species: Gentianella bulgarica (Velen.) Holub.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Matevski in Matevski (2010).

Lifeform: Caespitose annual or biennial plant c. 3 to 15 (-20) cm high.

Distribution: Native to the Balkan Peninsula and Romania according 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 starting at c. 1800 m above.

Flowering period: Summer – fall: AUG, SEP, OCT.

Habitat of Gentianella bulgarica – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – habit in habitat. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – habit in habitat. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – habit in habitat. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – flowering stems with flowers. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – flowering stem with flowers. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – flowering stems with flowers. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – flowering stem with flowers. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – flowers. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – flowers. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – flowers. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – flowers. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – flowers. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – flowers. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – flowers. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – flowers. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – flowers. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – flowers. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – flowers – side view of calyx. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – flowers – side view of calyx. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – flowers – side view of calyx. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – flowers – side view of calyx. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – flowers and capsules. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – flowers and capsules. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – capsules. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – flowering stems with flowers and leaves. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – flowering stem with flowers and leaves. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – leaves. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – stems and leaves. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – stem and leaves. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – leaves. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – plant base and root. Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gentianella bulgarica – flowers. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Gentianella bulgarica. Source: Marhold, K. (2011+): Gentianaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/7188cdba-cff6-4384-92b2-4b598b5bc4c3 [Accessed 01.10.2023].

Gentianella bulgarica (Velen.) Holub. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:369173-1 [Accessed 01.10.2023].

Gentianella Moench. Matevski, V. in Matevski, V. (2010). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. II, Book 1. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 41 – 46.