Achillea distans Willd. subsp. distans

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus:  Achillea// Group-aggregate: Achillea millefolium aggr.// Species: Achillea distans Willd.// Subspecies: Achillea distans Willd. subsp. distans.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976).

Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Central and South Europe according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Greuter, 2006+) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Clearings and edges of mountain forests.

Flowering period: Summer (JUN – JUL).

Achillea distans subsp. distans – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea distans subsp. distans – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea distans subsp. distans – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea distans subsp. distans – inflorescence with capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea distans subsp. distans – capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea distans subsp. distans – capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea distans subsp. distans – capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea distans subsp. distans – capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea distans subsp. distans – capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea distans subsp. distans – capitula with involucral bracts. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea distans subsp. distans – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea distans subsp. distans – upper cauline leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea distans subsp. distans – stem with middle cauline leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea distans subsp. distans – middle cauline leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea distans subsp. distans – middle cauline leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea distans subsp. distans – middle cauline leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea distans subsp. distans – leaflets and toothed rachis of middle cauline leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea distans subsp. distans – leaflets and toothed rachis of upper cauline leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea distans subsp. distans – lower cauline leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Achillea distans subsp. distans – lower cauline leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. 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.

Achillea distans subsp. distans. Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=118347&PTRefFk=7000000 [Accessed 12.08.2021].

Achillea distans subsp. distans. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77179665-1 [Accessed 12.08.2021].

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