Parentucellia latifolia (L.) Caruel

Taxonomy: Fam. Orobanchaceae// Genus: Parentucellia// Species: Parentucellia latifolia (L.) Caruel. The classification is given according to the Euro+Med Planbase (Marhold, 2011+).

Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 3 (Tutin et al., 1972).

Lifeform: Hemiparasitic annual plant; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Canary Islands, Mediterranean to Afghanistan, Sudan (Jebel Marra) according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Open habitats- grasslands/ pastures, rocks and rocky terrains, bushland, alongside roads.

Flowering period:  Spring: APR, MAY.

Parentucellia latifolia – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 11.04.2021. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parentucellia latifolia – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 11.04.2021. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parentucellia latifolia – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 11.04.2021. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parentucellia latifolia – stem with inflorescence and cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 11.04.2021. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parentucellia latifolia – stem with inflorescence and cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parentucellia latifolia – stem with inflorescence and cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parentucellia latifolia – stem with inflorescence and cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parentucellia latifolia – basal and lower caline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 11.04.2021. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parentucellia latifolia – habit. Osogovo, grassland near “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parentucellia latifolia – habit. Osogovo, grassland near “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parentucellia latifolia – inflorescence with fruits and flowers. Osogovo, grassland near “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parentucellia latifolia – inflorescence. Osogovo, grassland near “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parentucellia latifolia – inflorescence. Osogovo, grassland near “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parentucellia latifolia – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, grassland near “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parentucellia latifolia – habit (right) and and inflorescence (left). Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 05/ 2020. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parentucellia latifolia – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 05/ 2020. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parentucellia latifolia – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 05/ 2020. Photo By Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Parentucellia latifolia (L.) Caruel. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:806703-1 [Accessed 20.01.2022].

Parentucellia latifolia. Marhold, K. (2011+): Parentucellia. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=34247&PTRefFk=7200000 [Accessed 20.01.2022].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1972). Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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