Family:

Compositae

Place of publishing:

Phyton (Horn) 12: 155. (1967)

Synonyms:

Amphoricarpos neumayeri subsp. murbeckii Bošnjak

Common names:

-

Description:

Ground leaves in rosette, whole, broadly lanceolate, on top round obtuse or sharply pointed, around the perimeter flat (10-) 15-25 (-30) mm wide. The leaves on the upper side are green, almost bare, and on the lower side are hairy, Stem erect with 1-3(-4) heads. Flowers white or open pink. The lower or middle leaves of this bloom are clearly edged, broadly egg-shaped or round-shaped under the top with a very short spike. Roška (achenia) almost naked.

Flowering season:

From June to August.

Habitat:

It grows predominantly in the cracks of the carbonate rocks of the mountain and subalpine belts.

General distribution:

Endemic of the Balkan Peninsula with the largest part of its distribution in the Dinarides.

Threat status:

The species is on the Red List of Flora of the FBiH (Đug et al., 2013) under the category EN – endangered species. Also, it is on the Red List of Flora RS (Anonymus, 2012).

Attractions:

Two subspecies were identified: subsp. autariatus and subsp. bertisceus Blečić & Mayer. The type subspecies is represented in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro.

Basic literature

 Blečić, V., Mayer, E. (1967). The europäischen Sippen der Gattung Amphoricarpos Visiani. Phyton (Austria) 12, 1-4: 150-158, Horn.

 Šilić, Č. (1984). Endemic plants. Institute for Textbooks and Teaching Aids, Svjetlost, Belgrade, Sarajevo.

 Šilić, Č. (2002). Endemic and rare plants of Blidinje Nature Park. Matica Hrvatske, Čitluk Branch.

 Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Available to: https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/ taxon/7f970ac4-20ca-4a97-be96-9b74a4a21fe5

 Anonymous (2012). Red list of protected species of flora and fauna of the Republic of Srpska. Retrieved from: http://nasljedje.org/prirodno-nasljedje/202; available 02.07.2023.

 Đug, S., Muratović, E., Drešković, E., Boškailo, A., Dudević, S. (2013). Red List of Flora of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Draft report – Proposal. Project of Forest and Mountain Protected Areas, "NGO Green way" and "Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism", Sarajevo. pp. 1- 347.

 Šoljan, D. (2023). Endemic flora of mountains near Sarajevo. Good book d.o.o., Sarajevo.

 Boškailo, A., Boškailo, S. (2023). Flora of the City of Mostar. Monograph. (Manuscript).