Category Archives: Caryophyllaceae

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Dianthus// Species: Dianthus armeria L. Variability: Dianthus armeria L. subsp. armeria Determined according to the botanical keys provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993), Flora Europaea Vol. 1 first and second edition (Tutin et al., 1964; 1993). Distribution: Native from Europe to West Asia (to Iran) accordingContinue reading “Dianthus armeria L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Stellaria// Species: Stellaria graminea L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993) and Flora Europaea Vol. 1 (Tutin et al., 1964). T Habitat: Grassland, on the edges and in clearings of mixed oak forests. Distribution: Native to Europe and Asia (to Siberia and Himalaya) accordingContinue reading “Stellaria graminea L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Minuartia // Species: Minuartia hamata (Hausskn.) Mattf. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1993) and Halliday in Tutin et al. (1964). Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean (Europe, North Africa, West Asia) to central Asia according to the Plants of the World Online portal. Habitat:  Found inContinue reading “Minuartia hamata (Hausskn.) Mattf.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Ceratium // Species: Cerastium glomeratum Thuill. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993). Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to most of Europe, parts of Asia and North Africa according to the Plants of the World Online portal. Habitat:  Found inContinue reading “Cerastium glomeratum Thuill.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Cerastium// Species: Cerastium semidecandrum L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993) and Flora Europaea Vol. 1 (Tutin et al., 1964). T Habitat: Found in open habitats- grassland and bushland. Distribution: Native to Europe, Western and Central Asia, North Africa according to the Plants ofContinue reading “Cerastium semidecandrum L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Moenchia// Species: Moenchia graeca Boiss. & Heldr. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993). Habitat: Dry grassland and sparse bushland formations of the Querco-carpinetum orientalis macedonicum community, on rocks and rocky terrains with shallow soil. Found in the Gorge of “Kochanska” River. Distribution: NativeContinue reading “Moenchia graeca Boiss. & Heldr.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Stellaria// Species: Stellaria media (L.) Cirillo// Subspecies: Stellaria media (L.) Cirillo subsp. media. Determined as Stellaria media (L.) Vill. subsp. media according to the botanical keys provided by Chater and Heywood in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski in Micevski (1993). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (Marhold, 2011+) is Stellaria mediaContinue reading “Stellaria media (L.) Cirillo subsp. media”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Spergula// Species: Spergula pentandra L. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993). Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Europe (Canary Islands, West, Central, South-East Europe), parts  of West Asia (Turkey), and parts of North Africa according to the Euro+Med PlantBase (Marhold,Continue reading “Spergula pentandra L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Dianthus// Species: Dianthus gracilis Sm.// Subspecies: Dianthus gracilis subsp. armerioides (Griseb.) Tutin. Determined according to the botanical key provided by (Micevski, 1993) and Tutin in Tutin et al. (1964). Two subspecies of Dianthus gracilis Sm. occur in the Osogovo region: Dianthus gracilis Sm. subsp. gracilis and Dianthus gracilis subsp. armerioides (Griseb.) Tutin. Distinction between subspecies: –Dianthus gracilis Sm. subsp. gracilis: Epicalyx-scales reaching up toContinue reading “Dianthus gracilis subsp. armerioides (Griseb.) Tutin”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Silene// Species: Silene gigantea L.// Subspecies: Silene gigantea subsp. rhodopea (Janka) Greuter. Synonyms: Silene gigantea var. incana (Griseb.) Chowdhuri, Silene gigantea var. rhodopea (Janka.) D. Jord. et P. Pan., Silene rhodopea Janka. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Chater and Walters in Tutin et al., 1964 (Silene gigantea var. incana (Griseb.)Continue reading “Silene gigantea subsp. rhodopea (Janka) Greuter”