Delphinium fissum Waldst. & Kit.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Ranunculaceae// Genus: Delphinium// Species: Delphinium fissum Waldst. & Kit.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1985).

Lifeform: Perennial. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from South Europe to Crimean Peninsula and east Mediterranean according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Garden, Kew).

Habitat:  Sparse woods and shrubland in the Zletovska River region.

Flowering period:  Summer: JUN, JUL, AUG.

Delphinium fissum– habit. Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– habit. Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– habit. Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– habit. Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– habit. Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– fruiting inflorescence. Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– fruiting inflorescence. Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– inflorescence. Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– flowers. Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– flower. Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– flower. Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– flower. Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– flower. Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– fruits (follicles). Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– fruits (follicles). Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– fruits (follicles). Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– fruits (follicles). Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– stem with leaves. Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– upper leaf. Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– upper leaf. Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– stem with leaf. Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– stem with leaf. Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– stem with leaf. Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– stem with leaf. Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– stem and leaf petiolr. Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– adaxial side of leaf. Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– adaxial side of leaf. Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– abaxial side of leaf. Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– stem. Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Delphinium fissum– seeds. Specimen from Stari Grad – rock cliffs above the Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River basin), 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Delphinium fissum. Raab-Straube, E. von, Hand, R., Hörandl, E. & Nardi, E. 2014+: Ranunculaceae. – In: Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/86acffcb-bda3-4014-b476-34ba3f23c5c8 [Accessed 12.07.2026].

Delphinium fissum Waldst. & Kit. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:710610-1 [Accessed 12.07.2026].

Micevski, K. 1985. Delphinium L., The Flora of SR Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 1. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp.