Taxonomy: Fam. Rubiaceae// Genus: Galium// Species: Galium pseudaristatum Schur Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976). Distribution: Balkan peninsula, Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (Marhold, 2011+). Habitat: On Osogovo it is found in clearing and on the edges of oak forests from c. 500 m aboveContinue reading “Galium pseudaristatum Schur”
Monthly Archives: December 2020
Daucus carota L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Apiaceae// Genus: Daucus// Species: Daucus carota L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (2005 in Matevski). Lifeform: Biennial plant. Distribution: Macaronesia to North and East Africa, Europe to South China according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: Pastures, dry grasslands and rocky terrains, shrubland, edges and clearingsContinue reading “Daucus carota L.”
Thymus sibthorpii Benth.
Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Thymus// Species: Thymus sibthorpii Benth. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Jalas in Tutin et al. (1972) and Matevski in Matevski (2021). Lifeform: Perennial, chamaephyte according to the Raunkiaer system. Distribution: Native from the Balkan peninsula to Romania and Turkey according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010)Continue reading “Thymus sibthorpii Benth.”
Dianthus gracilis subsp. armerioides (Griseb.) Tutin
Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Dianthus// Species: Dianthus gracilis Sm.// Subspecies: Dianthus gracilis subsp. armerioides (Griseb.) Tutin. Determined according to the botanical key provided by (Micevski, 1993) and Tutin in Tutin et al. (1964). Two subspecies of Dianthus gracilis Sm. occur in the Osogovo region: Dianthus gracilis Sm. subsp. gracilis and Dianthus gracilis subsp. armerioides (Griseb.) Tutin. Distinction between subspecies: –Dianthus gracilis Sm. subsp. gracilis: Epicalyx-scales reaching up toContinue reading “Dianthus gracilis subsp. armerioides (Griseb.) Tutin”
Quercus dalechampii Ten.
Taxonomy: Fam. Fagaceae// Genus: Quercus// Species: Quercus dalechampii Ten. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1993) and Schwarz in Tutin et al. (1964). Lifeform: Perennial, tree; Mesophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Balkan Peninsula, Romania, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Italy, Sardegna, Sicily and Malta according to the Euro+Med Plant Base (source: World Checklist ofContinue reading “Quercus dalechampii Ten.”
Acer hyrcanum subsp. intermedium (Pančić) Bornm.
Taxonomy: Fam. Sapindaceae// Genus: Acer// Species: Acer hyrcanum Fisch. & C. A. Mey.// Subspecies: Acer hyrcanum subsp. intermedium (Pančić) Bornm. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Matevski in Micevski (2005). Lifeform: Tree; phanerophyte (mesophanerophyte) according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to the Balkan Peninsula according to The Euro+Med Plant Base (source: Raab-Straube, 2018) and Habitat: Continue reading “Acer hyrcanum subsp. intermedium (Pančić) Bornm.”
Bidens tripartitus L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Bidens// Species: Bidens tripartitus L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Tutin (1976 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Annual plant. Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to the Temperate Northern Hemisphere- North America, Eurasia, Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (RoyalContinue reading “Bidens tripartitus L.”
Lomelosia argentea (L.) Greuter & Burdet
Taxonomy: Fam. Dipsacaceae// Genus: Lomelosia// Species: Lomelosia argentea (L.) Greuter & Burdet. Determined as Scabiosa argentea L., Sp. Pl. 100 (1753) according to the botanical key provided in Jasiewicz in Tutin et al.(1976). This accepted name in The Euro+Med Plant Base (Domina, 2017+) is Lomelosia argentea (L.) Greuter & Burdet in Willdenowia 15: 73. 1985.Continue reading “Lomelosia argentea (L.) Greuter & Burdet”
Carduus acanthoides L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Carduus// Species: Carduus acanthoides L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Gajić in Josifović (1975) and Verloove, F. (2014). The plants from Osogovo deviate from the concept by Amaral Franco (1976 in Tutin et al.) where the apical spine is said to be up to 5 mm long and headsContinue reading “Carduus acanthoides L.”