Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Arenaria// Species: Arenaria serpyllifolia L.
Variability: Arenaria serpyllifolia var. viscida DC. (syn. Arenaria serpyllifolia var. viscidula Roth.)
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993).
Distribution: Native to Temperate Eurasia to Philippines, North Africa to Ethiopia according to to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: Found in open habitats – grassland, rocks, rocky terrains with shallow soil.
Flowering period: Spring.
Arenaria serpyllifolia– habit. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arenaria serpyllifolia– habit. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Arenaria serpyllifolia– habit. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Arenaria serpyllifolia – habit. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arenaria serpyllifolia– upper part of stem with inflorescence. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Arenaria serpyllifolia– inflorescence. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Arenaria serpyllifolia– inflorescence. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Arenaria serpyllifolia– inflorescence. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Arenaria serpyllifolia– inflorescence with capsules. In comparison to Arenaria leptoclados, which has soft capsules, the capsules of Arenaria serpyllifolia are quite hard. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
