Category Archives: Caryophyllaceae

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Silene// Species: Silene waldsteinii Griseb. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski in Micevski (1993). Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to the Balkan peninsula according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold, 2011+) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).Continue reading “Silene waldsteinii Griseb.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Silene// Species: Silene viridiflora L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Chater and Walters in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1993). Distribution: Native from East Central and South Europe to West Syria according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: Edges andContinue reading “Silene viridiflora L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Ceratium // Species: Cerastium gracile Dufour. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1993). Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Northwest Africa, Southwest Europe to France, Southeast Europe to Crimean Peninsula and Turkey according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold, 2011+); Native to the WestContinue reading “Cerastium gracile Dufour”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Agrostemma// Species: Agrostemma githago L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski in Micevski (1993). Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Italy, Southeast and East Europe to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: OpenContinue reading “Agrostemma githago L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Dianthus// Species: Dianthus viscidus Bory & Chaub.// Subspecies: Dianthus viscidus Bory & Chaub. subsp. viscidus Determined according to the keys provided by Micevski (1993) and Tutin in Tutin et al. (1964). Distribution: Dianthus viscidus Bory & Chaub. is native to the Balkan Peninsula – Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia and European Turkey; Dianthus viscidusContinue reading “Dianthus viscidus Bory & Chaub. subsp. viscidus”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Silene// Species: Silene viscaria (L.) Jess. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993) as Lychnis viscaria L. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase is Silene viscaria (L.) Jess. Distribution: Native  from Europe Southwest Siberia and North Caucasus according to to the distribution informationContinue reading “Silene viscaria (L.) Jess. (syn. Lychnis viscaria L.)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Minuartia// Species: Minuartia viscosa (Schreb.) Schinz & Thell. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Halliday in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1993). Distribution: Native  from Europe to Caucasus according to to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal. Habitat: Found in open habitats – grasslands/pastures, rocks, rockyContinue reading “Minuartia viscosa (Schreb.) Schinz & Thell.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Arenaria// Species: Arenaria serpyllifolia L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Chater and Halliday in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski in Micevski (1993). Note: differs from the similar Arenaria leptoclados (Rchb.) Guss. in having hard, ovoid or ovoid conical capsule distinctly swollen at the base and seeds 0.45 – 0.7Continue reading “Arenaria serpyllifolia L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Arenaria// Species: Arenaria leptoclados (Rchb.) Guss. Variability: The Osogovo specimens correspond to Arenaria leptoclados var. viscidula Williams. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Chater and Halliday (1964 in Tutin et al.) and Micevski (1993). Note: Differs from the similar Arenaria serpyllifolia L. in the shape and hardness of the capsule and theContinue reading “Arenaria leptoclados (Rchb.) Guss.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Dianthus// Species: Dianthus armeria L. Literature used for determination: Micevski (1993), Tutin et al. (1964) and Hayek (1924). Variability: The plants from Osogovo correspond to Dianthus armeria subsp. armeriastrum (Wolf.) Velen. (=D. armeriastrum Wolfner). This taxon differs from the typical form in having larger flowers, with petal claw up to 10Continue reading “Dianthus armeria L. (syn. Dianthus armeriastrum f. glandulosus Hay)”