Determined according to the botanical key provided by Jasiewicz in Tutin et al.(1976).
Distribution: Native to Europe – Pyrenees to Carpathians according to The Euro+Med Plantbase (source: Domina, 2017+) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Subalpine pastures starting at c. 1650 – 1700 m altitude above.
Lifeform: Perrenial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.
Flowering period: Summer: JUL, AUG.
Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida– habit. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – habit. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – habit. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – habit. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – habit. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – habit. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – capitula. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – capitulum. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – capitulum. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – capitulum. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – capitulum. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – capitulum. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – capitulum. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – involucral bracts. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – involucral bracts. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – involucral bracts. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – capitulum with developing fruits. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – capitulum with developing fruits. a and b: lower part of calyx setae under magnification – the calyx setae in fruit have a distinctly widened base. c: fruits – scale in mm. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – stem. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – stem. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – cauline leaves. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – cauline leaves. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – basal leaves. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – basal leaves. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – basal leaves. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – basal leaves. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scabiosa lucida subsp. lucida – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from Osogovo – “Markova stupka” region of subalpine pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Scabiosa L. Jasiewicz, A. in 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, pp. 68 – 74.
