Thesium divaricatum Mert. & W. D. J. Koch

Taxonomy: Family: Santalaceae// Genus: Thesium// Species: Thesium divaricatum Mert. & W. D. J. Koch.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski and Matevski (2005).

Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to the Mediterranean region according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Also native to Austria according to The Euro+Med Plantbase (source: Uotila, 2011+).

Habitat: Open habitats- grasslands, clearings and edges of forests.

Flowering period: Late spring – summer: MAY, JUN,JUL, AUG.

References:

Micevski, K and Matevski, V. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Thesium divaricatum Jan ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:780806-1 [Accessed 10.12.2022].

Thesium divaricatum. Uotila, P. (2011+): Santalaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/c23c015a-902b-413d-913c-2c6cf850978d [Accessed 10.12.2022].