Pilosella piloselloides subsp. praealta (Gochnat) S. Bräut. & Greuter (syn. Hieracium praealtum Vill. ex Gochnat)

Trajche Dimitrovski

Aug 11

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Pilosella// Species: Pilosella piloselloides (Vill.) Soják// Subspecies: Pilosella piloselloides subsp. praealta (Gochnat) S. Bräut. & Greuter.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976) as Hieracium praealtum Vill. ex Gochnat, Tent. Pl. Cich. 17 (1808). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Greuter, 2006+) is Pilosella piloselloides subsp. praealta (Gochnat) S. Bräut. & Greuter in Willdenowia 37: 135. 2007.

Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to 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: Open habitats: granslands/ pastures, sparce woods.

Flowering period: Late spring -early summer: MAY, JUN.

*Pilosella piloselloides* subsp. *praealta* – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Pilosella piloselloides* subsp. *praealta* – synflorescence with capitula. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Pilosella piloselloides* subsp. *praealta* – capitula. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Pilosella piloselloides* subsp. *praealta* – involucre of capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Pilosella piloselloides* subsp. *praealta* – synflorescence with capitula. Upper part of stem and peduncles with stellate hairs. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Pilosella piloselloides* subsp. *praealta* – basal leaves and stems with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Pilosella piloselloides* subsp. *praealta* – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Pilosella piloselloides* subsp. *praealta* – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Pilosella piloselloides subsp. praealta (Gochnat) S.Bräut. & Greuter. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77083790-1 [Accessed 11.08.2022].

Pilosella piloselloides subsp. praealta. 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 https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/21e6fcde-2dd3-4280-b8ab-c454c33fa054 [Accessed 11.08.2022].

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.

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