Taxonomy: Fam. Ranunculaceae// Genus: Ranunculus// Species: Ranunculus rumelicus Griseb.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in the Flora of SR Macedonia (Micevski, 1985).

Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Balkan Peninsula to Asiatic Turkey according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal(Royl Botanic Garden Kew) and The Euro+Med Plantbase (source: Hörandl and Raab-Straube, 2015).

Habitat:  Found in somewhat shaded positions on rocks and rock terrains with shallow soil, on the edges of mix oak forests (Querco-carpinetum orientalis macedonicum ass.), among trees.

Flowering period: Spring (APR, MAY).

Ranunculus rumelicus- habit in habitat. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ranunculus rumelicus- habit in habitat. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ranunculus rumelicus- habit in habitat. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ranunculus rumelicus- habit. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ranunculus rumelicus- habit. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ranunculus rumelicus- habit seen from above. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ranunculus rumelicus- habit. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ranunculus rumelicus- upper part of plant with flowers and cauline leaves. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ranunculus rumelicus- flowers. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ranunculus rumelicus- flower. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ranunculus rumelicus- flower. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ranunculus rumelicus- flower. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ranunculus rumelicus- flower. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ranunculus rumelicus- flower. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ranunculus rumelicus- flower with developing achenes. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ranunculus rumelicus- basal leaves. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ranunculus rumelicus- basal leaves. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ranunculus rumelicus- basal leaf. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ranunculus rumelicus- basal leaf. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ranunculus rumelicus- basal leaves. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ranunculus rumelicus- rootstock. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Micevski, K. (1985). The Flora of SR Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 1. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Ranunculus rumelicus Griseb. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:713725-1 [Accessed 01.07.2021].

Ranunculus rumelicus. Hörandl, E. & Raab-Straube, E. von (2015): Ranunculeae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet: https://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Ranunculus%20rumelicus&PTRefFk=7500000 [Accessed 01.07.2021].