Category Archives: Caryophyllaceae

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Paronychia// Species: Paronychia albanica Chaudhri// Subspecies: Paronychia albanica subsp. graeca Chaudhri. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1993). Note: Similar to P. macedonica subsp. macedonica, another Balkan endemic which is more widespread in the region. Paronychia albanica subsp. graeca differs from the latter in the somewhat smaller and denser (more caespitose) habit,Continue reading “Paronychia albanica subsp. graeca Chaudhri”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Dianthus// Species: D. cruenthus Griseb. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Tutin in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1993) as Dianthus cruentus subsp. turcicus (Velen.) Stoj. & Acht. in Stoj. & Stefanov, Fl. Bǎlg., ed. 3, 405 (1948). Two subspecies are distinguished within D. cruentus – subsp. cruentus and subsp.Continue reading “Dianthus cruenthus Griseb. (syn. Dianthus cruentus subsp. turcicus (Velen.) Stoj. & Acht.)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Silene// Species: Silene flos-cuculi (L.) Clairv. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski in Micevski (1993) as Lychnis flos-cuculi L. subsp. flos-cuculi, Sp. Pl. 436 (1753). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (Marhold, 2011+) is Silene flos-cuculi (L.) Clairv., Man. Herbor. Suisse: 146. 1811. Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the RaunkiærContinue reading “Silene flos-cuculi (L.) Clairv. (syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi L.)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Stellaria// Species: Stellaria nemorum L.// Subspecies: Stellaria nemorum L. subsp. nemorum. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Chater and Heywood in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1993). Lifeform: Perennial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system. Habitat: European beech forests, on moist places – along mountain streams and rivers. Distribution: Native from Europe toContinue reading “Stellaria nemorum L. subsp. nemorum”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Scleranthus// Species: Scleranthus verticillatus Tausch Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Sell in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1993) as Scleranthus annuus subsp. verticillatus (Tausch) Arcang., Comp. Fl. Ital. 110 (1882). In The Euro+Med PlantBase (Marhold, 2011+) this taxon is accepted at the species level – Scleranthus verticillatus Tausch in Flora 1:Continue reading “Scleranthus verticillatus Tausch (syn. Scleranthus annuus subsp. verticillatus (Tausch) Arcang.)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Silene// Species: Silene dichotoma Ehrh. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1993). Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Italy to West Siberia and Iran according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: Edges of woods, among bushes, roadsides. Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.Continue reading “Silene dichotoma Ehrh.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Silene// Species: Silene viscaria (L.) Jess. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski in Micevski (1993) as Lychnis viscaria L. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (Marhold, 2011+) is Silene viscaria (L.) Jess. Note: Somewhat morphologically similar to S. atropurpurea subsp. sartorii which also occurs in the region. Main difference is the length of theContinue reading “Silene viscaria (L.) Jess. (syn. Lychnis viscaria L.)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Stellaria// Species: Stellaria media  (L.) Cirillo// Subspecies: Stellaria media  (L.) Cirillo subsp. media// Variety: Stellaria media var. apetala Gaudin. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Chater and Heywood in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski in Micevski (1993) as Stellaria media var. apetala Gaud., Fl. Helv. 3:180 (1828). Differs from the typical formContinue reading “Stellaria media var. apetala Gaud.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Scleranthus// Species: Scleranthus annuus L.// Subspecies: Scleranthus annuus L. subsp. annuus. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Sell in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1993). Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Europe to Central Siberia, Meditteranean to West and Central Asia (Tadzhikistan) and Ethiopia according to theContinue reading “Scleranthus annuus L. subsp. annuus”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Scleranthus// Species: Scleranthus perennis L.// Subspecies: Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus (Schur) Nyman in Stojanov & Stefanoff. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Sell in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1993). Lifeform: Perennial; chamaephyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution:  Native from Southeast Europe to Türkiye according to distribution information provided by the Plants ofContinue reading “Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus (Schur) Nyman in Stojanov & Stefanoff”