Author Archives: Trajche Dimitrovski

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Centaurea// Species: Centaurea stoebe L. Synonyms: Centaurea maculosa Lam., Encycl. 1: 669. 1785; Centaurea rhenana Boreau, Fl. Centre France, ed. 3, 2: 355 (1857). Literature used for determination: Hayek (1928-1931), Dostál (1976 in Tutin et al.), Gajić (1975 in Josifović), Stoyanov, Raycheva & Cheschmedzhiev (2021). Two forms were recorded in the same localityContinue reading “Centaurea stoebe L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Bombycilaena// Species: Bombycilaena erecta (L.) Smoljan. Lifeform: Annual plant. Therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system. Distribution: Native from Central and South Europe to Afghanistan; Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: Open and dry habitats- pastures, clearings of forests. Flowering period: Summer: JUN.Continue reading “Bombycilaena erecta (L.) Smoljan.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Polygonaceae// Genus: Rumex// Species: Rumex acetosella L.// Subspecies: Rumex acetosella L. subsp. acetosella. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Rechinger in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski in Micevski (1995). Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Temperate Eurasia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portalContinue reading “Rumex acetosella L. subsp. acetosella”

Taxonomy: Fam: Crassulaceae// Genus: Sedum // Species: Sedum ochroleucum Chaix. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1998). Distribution: Native from South Central and South Europe to Türkiye according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (Marhold, 2011+). Lifeform: Perennial succulent. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Habitat: Open rocky terrains.Continue reading “Sedum ochroleucum Chaix”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Holcus// Species: Holcus mollis L.// Subspecies: Holcus mollis L. subsp. mollis. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Tutin (1980 in Tutin et al.) and Vukićević (1976 in Josifović). Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Europe and Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants ofContinue reading “Holcus mollis L. subsp. mollis”

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Hieracium// Species: Hieracium racemosum Willd.// Subspecies: Hieracium racemosum subsp. moesiacum Zahn. Literature used for determination: Hayek (1928-1931), Gajić (1975 in Josifović), Sell and West (1976 in Tutin et al.), Stoyanov, Raycheva & Cheschmedzhiev (2021). Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Central Europe to France, Italy and Southeast Europe according to The Euro+Med PlantBaseContinue reading “Hieracium racemosum subsp. moesiacum Zahn”

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Hieracium// Species: Hieracium racemosum Willd.// Subspecies: Hieracium racemosum subsp. italicum Zahn. Literature used for determination: Hayek (1928-1931), Gajić (1975 in Josifović), Sell and West (1976 in Tutin et al.), Stoyanov, Raycheva & Cheschmedzhiev (2021). Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Italy and the Balkan Peninsula according to The Euro+MedContinue reading “Hieracium racemosum subsp. italicum Zahn”

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Centaurea// Species: Centaurea cylindrocephala Bornm. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 453. 1921. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Hayek (1928-1931) and Dostál (1976 in Tutin et al.) and the original description by Bornmüller (1921). Checked scans from herbarium specimens from North Macedonia collected by Bornmüller in 1917Continue reading “Centaurea cylindrocephala Bornm.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Plantaginaceae// Genus: Veronica// Species: Veronica spicata L.// Subspecies: Veronica spicata L. subsp. spicata. The classification is given according to the Euro+Med Planbase (Marhold, 2011+). Determined according to the botanical key provided by Diklić in Josifović (1974) and Walters and Webb (1972 in Tutin et al.). Note: The population from Osogovo has the distinguishing trait of V. spicataContinue reading “Veronica spicata L. subsp. spicata”

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Lactuca// Species: Lactuca tuberosa Jacq. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Moore, Tutin and Walters (1976 in Tutin et al.) and Feráková and Sell (1976 in Tutin et al.) as Steptorhamphus tuberosus (Jacq.) Grossh. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase is Lactuca tuberosa Jacq. Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.Continue reading “Lactuca tuberosa Jacq. (syn. Steptorhamphus tuberosus (Jacq.) Grossh.)”