Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Dostál in Tutin et al. (1976) as Centaurea triumfettii subsp. aligera (Gugler) Dostál, Bot. Jour. Linn. Soc.71: 208. (1976) (C. variegata var. aligera Gugler) and Gajić in Josifović (1975) as Centaurea triumfettii var. axillaris (Willd.) Hayek (Centaurea axillaris Willd.). The accepted name in the Euro+Med PlantBase (Greuter, 2006+) is Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris (Čelak.) Štěpánek in Slavík & Štěpánková, Květena České Republ. 7: 455. 2004.
Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Southeast Europe to Southwest Siberia and Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Edges and clearings of oak forests.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN.
Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – habitat. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – habit. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – habit. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – habit. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – habit. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – upper branched part of stems with capitula. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – upper branched part of stem with capitula. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – upper branched part of stem with capitula. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – upper branched part of stem with capitula. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – upper branched part of stem with capitula. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – upper branched part of stem with capitula. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – capitula. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – upper part of stem with capitulum. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – capitulum. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – capitulum. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – capitulum. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – capitulum. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – capitulum. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – florets. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – florets. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – florets. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – florets. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – florets. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – involucral bracts. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – involucral bracts. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – involucral bracts. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – peduncle. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – peduncle. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – fruiting capitulum. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – stem with lower cauline leaves. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – stem with lower cauline leaves. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – stem with lower cauline leaves. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – winged stem. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – winged stem. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – winged stem. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – winged stem. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – lower part of stem and petiole of lower cauline leaf. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – adaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – adaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – abaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – abaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – basal leaves. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – basal leaves. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – basal leaves. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – basal leaves. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – basal leaves. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – basal leaf. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – basal leaf. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – adaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – abaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – adaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillaris – root. Osogovo, between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
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