Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Teucrium// Species: Teucrium capitatum L.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin & Wood in Tutin et al., 1972) as Teucrium polium subsp. capitatum (L.) Arcangeli, loc. cit. (1882). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010) is Teucrium capitatum L.
Lifeform: Perrenial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.
Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean to West Asia, Kazakhstan and Afghanistan according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Open and dry habitats – hill pastures, rocks and rocky terrains, river gorges. frequent species across the Osogovo region at lower altitudes and open habitats.
Flowering period: Summer to fall: JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP.
Locality: hilly region near village of Beli. Date: 18.06.2022.
Teucrium capitatum – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium capitatum – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium capitatum – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium capitatum – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium capitatum – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium capitatum – stem with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium capitatum – stem with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium capitatum – adaxial side of leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium capitatum – adaxial side of leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: ridge between the Kochanska and Orizarska Rivers. Date: 13.06.2020.
Teucrium capitatum – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium capitatum – habit .Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium capitatum -flowering stem with inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium capitatum – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium capitatum – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium capitatum – lower part of plant – stems with leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: hill between the Mala and Golema Rivers north of Lake Gradche. Date: 27.06.2020.
Teucrium capitatum – habit. Osogovo, ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River north of lake “Gradche”, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium capitatum – inflorescence. Osogovo, ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River north of lake “Gradche”, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Matevski, V. 2021. Teucrium L., The Flora of the RN Macedonia. Vol II, Book 2. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 214–222.
Tutin, T. G. & Wood, D. 1972. Teucrium L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 129–145.
