Odontarrhena chalcidica (Janka) Španiel & al. (syn. Alyssum subvirescens Form.)

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Taxonomy: Fam. Brassicaceae// Genus: Odontarrhena// Species: Odontarrhena chalcidica (Janka) Španiel & al.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Cecchi et al. (2018) as Odontarrhena chalcidica (Janka) Španiel & al. According to Micevski (1995) and Ball et al. (1964 in Tutin et al.), the plant keys out as Alyssum subvirescens Form., Verh. Naturf. Ver. Brünn 37: 195 (1898). According to the taxonomic concept adopted by The Euro+Med PlantBase (Marhold, 2011+), Alyssum subvirescens Form. is considered a synonym of Odontarrhena chalcidica (Janka) Španiel & al. in Pl. Syst. Evol. 301: 2484. 2015.

Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to the Balkan peninsula according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (Marhold, 2011+). According to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), this species is native from the Balkan Peninsula to Türkiye.

Habitat:  Grasslands and clearings of oak forests. Recorded at c. 700 m altitude near the village of Nivichani, on gabro.

Flowering period:  Early summer: JUN.

Plants during flowering and fruiting stage.

Odontarrhena chalcidica – habit. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – habit. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – habit. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – habit. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – habit. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – habit. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – habit. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – flowers. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – flowers. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – flowers. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – flowers. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – flowers. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – flowers. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – silicles. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – silicles. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – silicles. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – upper cauline leaves. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – upper cauline leaves. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – upper cauline leaves. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – stem with leavesand sterile shoots. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – stem with leaves and sterile shoots. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – stems with leaves and sterile shoots. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – stems with leaves and sterile shoots. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – stems with leaves and sterile shoots. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – stems with leaves. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – stem and sterile shoot in axil of leaf. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – stem and leaf. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – stem and leaf. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – stems and leaf. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – stem and leaf. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – stems and leaves. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – adaxial side of leaf (left) and abaxial side of leaf (right). Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – lower part of stem. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – plant base with developing sterile shoots. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 23.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Plants in top senescence stage, with ripe seeds.

Odontarrhena chalcidica – habit during senescence. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 13.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – habit during senescence. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 13.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – habit during senescence. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 13.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – silicles with ripe seeds. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 13.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – silicles with ripe seeds. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 13.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – silicles with ripe seeds. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 13.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – silicles with ripe seeds. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 13.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – lower part of stems. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 13.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – woody base of stem. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 13.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – woody plant base. Osogovo – village of Nivichani region, 13.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Scaled images

Odontarrhena chalcidica – habit. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – habit. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – habit. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – inflorescence. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – A: branch of inflorescence with flowers and fruits. B: flowers. C: petals. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – stem with leaves. Scale in cm/mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – silicles (left) and seeds (center). Scale in mm; Wing of seed under magnification (right). Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – hairs of silicles. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – left and center: style of silicle with few stellate hairs; right: pedicel of silicle with stellate hairs. Hairs pointed by arrows.Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Odontarrhena chalcidica – hairs of stem. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Ball, P. W. & Dudley, T. R. with the assistance of Nyârâdy, E. I. 1964. Alyssum L. 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, pp. 297–304.

Micevski, V. 1995. Alyssum L., The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 3. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 653–684.

Cecchi, L. Bettarini, I., Colzi, I., Coppi, A. Echevarria, G., Pazzagli, L., Bani, A., Gonnelli, C. & Selviet, F. (2018). The genus Odontarrhena (Brassicaceae) in Albania: Taxonomy and Nickel accumulation in a critical group of metallophytes from a major serpentine hot-spot. Phytotaxa, 351 (1), pp.1-28. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.351.1.1

Odontarrhena chalcidica (Janka) Španiel, Al-Shehbaz, D.A.German & Marhold. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77151986-1 [Accessed 17.05.2025].

Odontarrhena chalcidica. Marhold, K. 2011+: Brassicaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/58d23f4b-eebb-466f-af8e-c0a2e7d75b06 [Accessed 17.05.2025].