Category Archives: Caryophyllaceae

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Paronychia// Species: Paronychia macedonica Chaudhri// Subspecies: Paronychia macedonica Chaudhri subsp. macedonica Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1993). Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to North Macedonia and Greece according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlanBase (Marhold, 2011+). Also native to Albania according to the PlantsContinue reading “Paronychia macedonica Chaudhri subsp. macedonica”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Herniaria// Species: Herniaria hirsuta L. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993). Distribution: Native from Europe to Central Asia and West Himalaya, North Africa to Ethiopia and Arabian Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic GardensContinue reading “Herniaria hirsuta L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Holosteum// Species: Holosteum umbellatum L. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993). Distribution: Native from Europe to Xinjiang and Ethiopia, Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew). Habitat: Grasslands, rocks and rocky terrains, disturbedContinue reading “Holosteum umbellatum L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Minuartia// Species: Minuartia hirsuta (M. Bieb.) Hand.-Mazz.// Subspecies: Minuartia hirsuta subsp. falcata (Griseb.) Mattf. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993). Distribution: Minuartia hirsuta (M. Bieb.) Hand.-Mazz. is native from Central Europe to Iran according to the distribution information provided byContinue reading “Minuartia hirsuta subsp. falcata (Griseb.) Mattf.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Silene// Species: Silene latifolia Poir. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993) as Silene alba (Miller) Krause, in Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. ed. 2 (5): 98 (1901). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold, 2011) is Silene latifolia Poir., Voy. Barbarie 2: 165.Continue reading “Silene latifolia Poir. (syn. Silene alba (Miller) Krause)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Dianthus// Species: Dianthus pinifolius Sm.// Subspecies: Dianthus pinifolius subsp. serbicus Wettst. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski (1993) and Tutin in Tutin et al. (1964). Species variability: In the Osogovo region two subspecies of Dianthus pinifolius Sm. occur: Dianthus pinifolius subsp. serbicus Wettst. and Dianthus pinifolius Sm. subsp. pinifolius. Distinction between subspecies:  –Dianthus pinifolius subsp. serbicus Wettst.: Bracts as long as calyx; –Dianthus pinifolius Sm. subsp.Continue reading “Dianthus pinifolius subsp. serbicus Wettst.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Dianthus// Species: Dianthus pinifolius Sm.// Subspecies: Dianthus pinifolius Sm. subsp. pinifolius Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Tutin in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1993). Species variability: In the Osogovo region two subspecies of Dianthus pinifolius Sm. occur: Dianthus pinifolius Sm. subsp. pinifolius and Dianthus pinifolius subsp. serbicus Wettst. Distinction between subspecies:Continue reading “Dianthus pinifolius Sm. subsp. pinifolius”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Silene// Species: Silene otites (L.) Wibel Determined according to the keys provided by Chater and Walters in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1993). Distribution: Native from Europe to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to theContinue reading “Silene otites (L.) Wibel”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Moenchia// Species: Moenchia mantica (L.) Bartl.// Subspecies: Moenchia mantica (L.) Bartl. subsp. mantica Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993). Habitat: Dry and open habitats- grasslands, sparse bushland, edges of oak forests, rocky terrains, river gorges. Distribution: Native to Italy, Central Europe (Austria, Hungary, Switzerland), southeastContinue reading “Moenchia mantica (L.) Bartl. subsp. mantica”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Minuartia// Species: Minuartia glomerata (M. Bieb.) Degen Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993). Distribution: Native from France to North Caucasus and Turkey according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew). Habitat: Found in open habitatsContinue reading “Minuartia glomerata (M. Bieb.) Degen”