Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus (Schur) Nyman in Stojanov & Stefanoff

Posted byTrajche DimitrovskiPosted inCaryophyllaceae

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Scleranthus// Species: Scleranthus perennis L.// Subspecies: Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus (Schur) Nyman in Stojanov & Stefanoff.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Sell in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1993).

Lifeform: Perennial; chamaephyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution:  Native from Southeast Europe to Türkiye according to distribution information provided by the Plants of the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Also native to Italy and South Central Europe according to the Euro+Med Plant Base (Marhold, 2011+).

Habitat:  Rocky terrains, stony and disturbed ground.

Flowering period: Spring to summer: APR, MAY, JUN.

Locality: village of Rajchani region.

Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – habit. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – habit. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – habit. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus polycarpos – dichotomously branched stems. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – flowering stems with flowers. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – flowers. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – flowers. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – flowers. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – stem with leaves. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – stem with leaves. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – stems with leaves. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – plant in senescence. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – fruiting calyces. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – fruiting calyces. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – fruiting calyces. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: village of Pantelej region.

Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – habit. Osogovo – near village of Pantelej, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – habit. Osogovo – near village of Pantelej, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – habit. Osogovo – near village of Pantelej, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – dichotomously branched stems with inflorescence. Osogovo – near village of Pantelej, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – dichotomously branched stem with inflorescence. Osogovo – near village of Pantelej, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – dichotomously branched stem with inflorescence. Osogovo – near village of Pantelej, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – flowers. Osogovo – near village of Pantelej, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – flowers. Osogovo – near village of Pantelej, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – flowers. Osogovo – near village of Pantelej, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – side view of flowers – calyx. Osogovo – near village of Pantelej, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – side view of flowers – calyx. Osogovo – near village of Pantelej, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – stems with leaves. Osogovo – near village of Pantelej, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – stem with leaves. Osogovo – near village of Pantelej, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – stems with leaves. Osogovo – near village of Pantelej, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – stems with leaves. Osogovo – near village of Pantelej, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – stems with leaves. Osogovo – near village of Pantelej, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – plant base- stems with leaves. Osogovo – near village of Pantelej, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus – A: habit. Scale in cm. B and C: size of calyx. D: stem and leaves. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Scleranthus L. Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 278 – 282.

Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus. Marhold, K. (2011+): Caryophyllaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/950aa00e-d977-4d01-a6a7-3126c947e1c4 [Accessed 10.05.2024].

Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus (Schur) Nyman. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77250997-1 [Accessed 10.05.2024].