Taxonomy: Fam. Saxifragaceae// Genus: Saxifraga// Species: Saxifraga carpetana Boiss. & Reut.// Subspecies: Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca (Boiss. & Heldr.) D. A. Webb
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1998) as Saxifraga graeca Boiss. In The Euro+Med Plant Base (source: Marhold, 2011) this taxon is included in Saxifraga carpetana Boiss. & Reut. at the subspecies level.
Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to South and Southeast Europe according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med Plant Base (source: Marhold, 2011).
Habitat: Found on the edges and clearings of forests, rocky terrains, river gorges.
Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.
Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – habit. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – habit. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – habit. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – habit. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – flowers. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – flowers. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – flowers. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – flowers. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – flowers. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – stem and cauline leaf. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – stem and cauline leaf. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – stem and cauline leaf. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – basal and lower cauline leaves. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – basal and lower cauline leaves. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – basal leaves. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – basal and lower cauline leaves. Lake “Gradche”, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – inflorescence with flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – plant base- basal leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – inflorescences. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – inflorescence with flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – lower part of plant- basal leaves and stems with lower cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca – plant base- basal leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Basal leaves of Saxifraga carpetana subsp. graeca. Specimen from the gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski
References:
Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
