Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1993) and Sell (1964 in Tutin et al.).
Lifeform: Perennial; chamaephyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Madeira, Europe to Transcaucasus according to distribution information provided by the Plants of the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Rocky terrains and hill pastures.
Flowering period: Spring to summer (APR, MAY, JUN).
Locality: Hills between Kochani and Orizari. Date: 01.05.2026.
Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – inflorescence. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – inflorescence. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – inflorescence. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – inflorescence. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – inflorescence. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – inflorescence. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – inflorescence. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – inflorescence. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – inflorescence. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – inflorescence. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – flowers. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – flowers. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – flowers. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – stem with leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – stem with leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – stems with leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – stem with leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – stems with leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – stems with leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – stems with leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – plant base. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scaled images. Locality: Hills between Kochani and Orizari. Date: 01.05.2026
Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – flowering stem with inflorescence. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – flowering stem with inflorescence. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – flowering stem with inflorescence. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – stems with inflorescence with leaves. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis – fruiting calyces. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. 1993. Scleranthus L. The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. 1, Book 2. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 278–282.
Sell, P. D. 1964. Scleranthus 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. 148–149.
