Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Arenaria// Species: Arenaria leptoclados (Rchb.) Guss.

Variability: Arenaria leptoclados var. viscidula Williams

Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993).

Distribution: According to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold, 2011) which covers Europe and the Mediterranean, A. leptoclados can be found throughout Europe and in the Mediterranean Region, including parts of North Africa and West Asia.

Habitat: Found in open habitats – grassland, rocks, rocky terrains with shallow soil, sparse bushland, alongside roads.

Flowering period: Summer – fall. Plants can be found in bloom as early as mid-May and as late as early November. (MAY)-JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP- (OCT).

Arenaria leptoclados - habit. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria leptoclados - habit. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria leptoclados - upper part of plant with inflorescence. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria leptoclados - inflorescence with flowers and capsules. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria leptoclados - inflorescence with flowers and capsules. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria leptoclados - inflorescence. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria leptoclados - inflorescence with fruits (capsules). Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria leptoclados - inflorescence with flower buds and fruits (capsules). Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria leptoclados - stem with cauline leaves. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria leptoclados - stem with cauline leaves. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria leptoclados - stem with cauline leaves. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria leptoclados - habit at beginning of flowering. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria leptoclados - habit at beginning of flowering. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arenaria leptoclados - habit at beginning of flowering. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Arenaria leptoclados (Rchb.) Guss. Marhold, K. (2011): Caryophyllaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet: http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Arenaria%20leptoclados&PTRefFk=7200000 [Accessed 30.06.2021].

Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.