MACEDONICUM

Bull. Inst. Bot. Univ. Belgrade 1. Page 212 (1930). This species was recorded by Praeger from material collected from a number of locations in south-west Yugoslavia (in that time). Small rosettes about 2 to 4 cm in diameter, dense, flat and open in habit except for the central leaves which are rather closed. Rosette leaves are broadly oblanceolate, shortly acuminate at apex, densely but minutely pubescent: similar to that of S. erythraeum (Velenovsky), but it has a very different habit owing to its long-stemmed offsets, S. erythraeum forming a close tuft, while S. macedonicum forms a loose mat.

The leaves of S. macedonicum are rather dull green, often flushed red near apex, but not purple tipped. Leaves also have marginal cilia.

Flower-stems are short, very leafy, displaying a compact inflorescence with flower petals of a dull red-purple, filaments are lilac. An easy species to cultivate, increases rapidly, but rather shy in producing flowers.

S. macedonicum fr. Ljubotin.

A distinct form having flatter, lighter green rosettes with the inner leaves rather more closed. S.W. Yugoslavia.

S. macedonicum fr. Pasina Glava.

Has rather more globular rosettes with wider leaves than the type. S.W. Yugoslavia. 

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