Galium pseudaristatum Schur

Taxonomy: Fam. Rubiaceae// Genus: Galium// Species: Galium pseudaristatum Schur

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976).

Distribution: Balkan peninsula, Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (Marhold, 2011+).

Habitat: On Osogovo it is found in clearing and on the edges of oak forests from c. 500 m above sea level up to mid-altitudes (> 1000 m).

Lifeform: Perennial, chamaephyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

Flowering period: summer (JUN, JUL, AUG).

Galium pseudaristatum  – habit in habitat. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kocanska’ and Orizarska Rivers village of Krushka, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – habit in habitat. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kocanska’ and Orizarska Rivers village of Krushka, 04.07.2021 . Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kocanska’ and Orizarska Rivers village of Krushka, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – habit in habitat. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kocanska’ and Orizarska Rivers village of Krushka, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kocanska’ and Orizarska Rivers village of Krushka, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kocanska’ and Orizarska Rivers village of Krushka, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kocanska’ and Orizarska Rivers village of Krushka, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kocanska’ and Orizarska Rivers village of Krushka, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kocanska’ and Orizarska Rivers village of Krushka, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kocanska’ and Orizarska Rivers village of Krushka, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kocanska’ and Orizarska Rivers village of Krushka, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – partial inflorescence with flowers and fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kocanska’ and Orizarska Rivers village of Krushka, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – partial inflorescence with flowers and fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kocanska’ and Orizarska Rivers village of Krushka, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – partial inflorescence with flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kocanska’ and Orizarska Rivers village of Krushka, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – partial inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kocanska’ and Orizarska Rivers village of Krushka, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – partial inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kocanska’ and Orizarska Rivers village of Krushka, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – partial inflorescence with flowers and fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kocanska’ and Orizarska Rivers village of Krushka, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – partial inflorescence with flowers and fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kocanska’ and Orizarska Rivers village of Krushka, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – partial inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kocanska’ and Orizarska Rivers village of Krushka, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kocanska’ and Orizarska Rivers village of Krushka, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kocanska’ and Orizarska Rivers village of Krushka, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kocanska’ and Orizarska Rivers village of Krushka, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – abaxial side of cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kocanska’ and Orizarska Rivers village of Krushka, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – stem and abaxial side of cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kocanska’ and Orizarska Rivers village of Krushka, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – habit in habitat. Osogovo Mountains, near village of Krushka, 27.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – habit in habitat. Osogovo Mountains, near village of Krushka, 27.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – inflorescence. Osogovo Mountains, near village of Krushka, 27.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – inflorescence. Osogovo Mountains, near village of Krushka, 27.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo Mountains, near village of Krushka, 27.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – habit. Osogovo Mountains, near lake ‘Gradche”, 06.07.2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – inflorescence. Osogovo Mountains, near lake ‘Gradche”, 06.07.2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – flowers. Osogovo Mountains, near lake ‘Gradche”, 06.07.2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – stem with leaves. Osogovo Mountains, near lake ‘Gradche”, 06.07.2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium pseudaristatum  – leaves. Osogovo Mountains, near lake ‘Gradche”, 06.07.2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

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.

Marhold, K. (2011+): Rubiaceae (pro parte majore). – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Galium%20pseudaristatum&PTRefFk=7200000

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