Taxonomy : Fam. Rubiaceae// Genus: Cruciata // Species: Cruciata pedemontana (Bellardi) Ehrend.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976).
Distribution: The native range of this species is Northwest Africa (Morocco), Europe to West and Central Asia according to the Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: Dry grassland, sparse bushland, rocks, rocky terrains with shallow soil.
Lifeform: Annual, therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.
Flowering period: Spring .
Cruciata pedemontana – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 06.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata pedemontana – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 05.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata pedemontana – habit. Hills west of “Kochanski Dol” locality near Kochani, 11.04.2021.Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata pedemontana – habit in habitat. Hills west of “Kochanski Dol” locality near Kochani, 11.04.2021.Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata pedemontana – flowering stems. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 05.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata pedemontana – flowering stems. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 05.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata pedemontana – flowering stems. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata pedemontana – flowering stems. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata pedemontana – flowering stems. Hills west of “Kochanski Dol” locality near Kochani, 11.04.2021.Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata pedemontana – flowering stems. Hills west of “Kochanski Dol” locality near Kochani, 11.04.2021.Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata pedemontana – flowering stems. Hills west of “Kochanski Dol” locality near Kochani, 11.04.2021.Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata pedemontana – lower cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 06.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata pedemontana – cauline leaves. Hills west of “Kochanski Dol” locality near Kochani, 11.04.2021.Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cruciata pedemontana – habit. Specimen from the Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 06.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Cruciata pedemontana (Bellardi) Ehrend. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60453492-2 %5BAccessed 09.04.2021].
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