Taxonomy: Fam. Linaceae// Genus: Linaceae// Species: Linum nodiflorum L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski and Matevski, 2005).

Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from France to Caucasus and West Asia, North Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.

Habitat:  Found in open dry habitats – grassland, limestone rocks.

Flowering period:  Spring.

Linum nodiflorum  – habit in habitat. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum nodiflorum  – habit. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum nodiflorum  – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum nodiflorum  – inflorescence. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum nodiflorum  – flower. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum nodiflorum  – flower. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum nodiflorum  – flower. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum nodiflorum  – flowers. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum nodiflorum  – capsules. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum nodiflorum  – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linum nodiflorum  – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Micevski, K and Matevski, V. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Linum nodiflorum L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens,Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:544611-1 [Accessed 29.05.2021].