Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Pawlowska (1964 in Tutin et al.) and Miceski (1998).
Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to the Balkan Peninsula according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (Marhold, 2011+) and the Plants of the World online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Wet habitats – along streams in the subalpine belt. Found in the region of the springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak at c.1800 -1900 m altitude.
Flowering period: Spring – early summer: MAY, JUN.
Soldanella pindicola – habit. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – habit. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – habit. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – habit. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – habit. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – habit. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – flowering stems with inflorescence. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – flowering stems with inflorescence. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – flowering stems with inflorescence. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – flowering stems with inflorescence. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – flowering stem with inflorescence. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – stem, pedicels and flowers. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – stem, pedicels and flowers. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – stem, pedicels and flowers. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – flowers. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – flowers. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – flowers. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – flowers. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – flowers. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – flowers. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – flowers. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – flowers. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – flower and capsule. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – fruiting inflorescence with capsules. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – developing capsule. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – developing capsule. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – leaves. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – leaves. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – leaves. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola –leaves. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – leaves. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – leaves. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – leaf. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola – leaf. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola –adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola –adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola –adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola –abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola –abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola –abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola –abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – springs of “Bela” River below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Soldanella pindicola –A: flower. B: anthers. Scale in mm. C: glands of pedicel. D: glands of leaf petiole. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Soldanella L. Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 807 – 809.
Soldanella L. Pawlowska, S. 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 3. Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 23 – 24.
