Viola orbelica Pančić

Posted byTrajche DimitrovskiPosted inUncategorized, Violaceae

Taxonomy: Fam. Violaceae// Genus: Viola// Species: Viola orbelica Pančić

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski in Micevski (1995).

Note: somewhat similar to the yellow flowered form of Viola gracillis Sm., from which it differs in having erect stems, the morphology of the middle and upper leaves and stipules and the morphology of the calyx.

Lifeform: Annual or perennial; therophyte or hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to the Balkan Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (Raab-Straube & Henning, 2018+) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Subalpine pastures, mainly around the highest peaks, but also in rocky terrains at lower altitudes (Sinkovica, c. 950 m altitude).

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

Locality: Sinkovica.

Viola orbelica – habit. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – habit. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – habit. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – flower. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – flower. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – flower. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – side view of flower with calyx and spur. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – side view of flower with calyx and spur. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – flower, pedicel and bracts. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – stem with leaves and stupules. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Viola orbelica – habit. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 03.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – habit. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 03.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – habit. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 03.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – habit. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 03.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – flower. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 03.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – side view of flower with calyx and spur. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 03.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – stem with leaves and stipules. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – stem with leaves and stipules. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – stem with leaves and stipules. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – stem with leaves and stipules. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – stem with leaves and stipules. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – stem with leaves and stipules. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – stem with leaves and stipules. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – lower leaves and stipules. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – stem with lower leaves and stipules. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Viola orbelica – habit in habitat. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 01.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – habit. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 01.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – flower. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 01.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – flower. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 01.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – side view of flower with calyx and spur. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 01.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – pedicel, leaves and stipules. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 01.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – stem with leaves and stipules. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 01.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – leaf and stipules. Osogovo – Sinkovica, 01.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: “Carev vrv” peak – “Markova stupka” region.

Viola orbelica – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pastures below “Carev vrv” peak (Markova stupka region), 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – flower. Osogovo – subalpine pastures below “Carev vrv” peak (Markova stupka region), 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – side view of flower with calyx and spur; pedicel and bracts. Osogovo – subalpine pastures below “Carev vrv” peak (Markova stupka region), 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – leaves and stipules. Osogovo – subalpine pastures below “Carev vrv” peak (Markova stupka region), 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – leaves and stipules. Osogovo – subalpine pastures below “Carev vrv” peak (Markova stupka region), 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – leaf and stipule. Osogovo – subalpine pastures below “Carev vrv” peak (Markova stupka region), 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – lower leaves and stipules. Osogovo – subalpine pastures below “Carev vrv” peak (Markova stupka region), 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Equisetum palustre – plant base and lower leaves. Osogovo – subalpine pastures below “Carev vrv” peak (Markova stupka region), 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Equisetum palustre – plant base. Osogovo – subalpine pastures below “Carev vrv” peak (Markova stupka region), 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Viola orbelica – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pastures below “Carev vrv” peak (“Markova stupka” region), 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – flower. Osogovo – subalpine pastures below “Carev vrv” peak (“Markova stupka” region), 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – side view of flower with calyx and spur. Osogovo – subalpine pastures below “Carev vrv” peak (“Markova stupka” region), 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – leaves and stipules. Osogovo – subalpine pastures below “Carev vrv” peak (“Markova stupka” region), 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Viola orbelica – lower leaves and stipules. Osogovo – subalpine pastures below “Carev vrv” peak (“Markova stupka” region), 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Viola L. Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (1995). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 3. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 503 – 548.

Viola orbelica Pančić. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:868846-1 [Accessed 15.07.2024].

Viola orbelica. Raab-Straube, E. von & Henning, T. (2018+): Violaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/e97eda85-7f75-4a86-a24e-346c3270139a [Accessed 15.07.2024].

Last update: 19.12.2025.