Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993).
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Northwest Africa, Southwest Europe to France, Southeast Europe to Crimean Peninsula and Turkey according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold, 2011+).
Habitat: Found in open habitats- grasslands, pastures, rocks and rocky terrains with shallow soil.
Flowering period: Spring: MAR, APR, MAY.
Cerastium gracile – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – inflorescence with flowers and capsules. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – inflorescence with flowers and capsules. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – inflorescence with flowers and capsules. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – inflorescence with flowers and capsules. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – flowers. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – flowers Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – bracts and calix of flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – bracts and calyx of flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – bracts and calyx of flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – capsules. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – stem with cauline leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – stems with cauline leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – stem with cauline leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – stem with cauline leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – basal and lower cauline leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – basal leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – habit in habitat. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerastium gracile – habit in habitat. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – inflorescences . Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – inflorescences with flowers and capsules. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – inflorescence with flowers and capsules. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – inflorescence with flowers and capsules. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cerastium gracile – stem with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cerastium gracile – habit. Specimen from the Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cerastium gracile – habit. Specimen from the Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
