Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1995).
Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to the Balkan Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Domina, 2011+) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Open habitats – grasslands, pastures, rocky terrains, river gorges, sparse woods and edges of forests from the lowest parts up to the subalpine belt.
Flowering period: Late spring – summer depending on altitude: MAY, JUN, JUL.
Armeria rumelica – habit in habitat. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – habit in habitat. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – inflorescences. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – flowering stem with inflorescence and sheath. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – flowering stem with inflorescence and sheath. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – bracts of inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – inflorescence: stipitate spikelets; bracts as long as or longer than calyx. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – steath. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – leaves. The outer basal leaves are shorter and wider compared to the inner basal leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – inflorescence with fruits. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – leaves. The outer basal leaves are shorter and wider compared to the inner basal leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Armeria rumelica – leaf dimorphism: the outer basal leaves are shorter and wider compared to the inner basal leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
