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Anthemis tinctoria L. ssp. subtinctoria (Dobrocz.) Soó ex Smejkal

Flora Europaea the original Linnean specimen (only the typical species) perennial, H, 2n=18 xeric steppe subspecies Festucion valesiacae, Agropyro-Kochion the species is Palearctic, the subspecies is Pontic R34 steppe xeric habitats from Dobrudja in Romania seemingly only in Dobrudja     This xeric Pontic subspecies contrasts a lot with the mesic typical subspecies which is common in Romania and the whole Palearctis. The leaves in the subspecies are grayish tomentose and have curvate teeth in contrast to the typical species. Pictures taken between 2 Mai - Vama Veche, Dobrudja, Constanta county on 6th of August 2006 dr. Alexandru Badarau, alexandru@transsilvanica.com Between Vama Veche and the border between Romania and Bulgaria, August 2010. dr. Alexandru Badarau, alexandru@transsilvanica.net