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 The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski and Matevski, 2005).
Distribution: Balkan Peninsula according to the Euro+Med Plant Base (source: Raab-Straube, 2018).
Lifeform: Tree; phanerophyte (mesophanerophyte) according to the Raunkiær system.
Habitat: Mixed oak forests.
Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.
Acer hyrcanum subsp. intermedium – habit in spring during flowering. Osogovo, near village Ratkovica (Ratkova Skala area), 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer hyrcanum subsp. intermedium – habit in spring during flowering. Osogovo, near village Ratkovica (Ratkova Skala area), 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer hyrcanum subsp. intermedium – tree crown in spring during flowering. Osogovo, near village Ratkovica (Ratkova Skala area), 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer hyrcanum subsp. intermedium – branch with flowers and new developing twigs. Osogovo, near village Ratkovica (Ratkova Skala area), 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer hyrcanum subsp. intermedium – flowers. Osogovo, near village Ratkovica (Ratkova Skala area), 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer hyrcanum subsp. intermedium – flowers. Osogovo, near village Ratkovica (Ratkova Skala area), 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer hyrcanum subsp. intermedium – flowers. Osogovo, near village Ratkovica (Ratkova Skala area), 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer hyrcanum subsp. intermedium – flowers. Osogovo, near village Ratkovica (Ratkova Skala area), 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer hyrcanum subsp. intermedium – flowers. Osogovo, near village Ratkovica (Ratkova Skala area), 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer hyrcanum subsp. intermedium – developing leaf. Osogovo, near village Ratkovica (Ratkova Skala area), 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer hyrcanum subsp. intermedium – habit (left) and tree crown (right). Osogovo, near village Ratkovica (Ratkova Skala area), 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer hyrcanum subsp. intermedium (fruits- samaras). Osogovo, near village Ratkovica (Ratkova Skala area), 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer hyrcanum subsp. intermedium (fruits- samaras). In the vicinity of vilage Ratkovica, in the area of Ratkova Skala, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer hyrcanum subsp. intermedium (fruits- samaras). Osogovo, near village Ratkovica (Ratkova Skala area), 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer hyrcanum subsp. intermedium – twig with mature leaves. Osogovo, near village Ratkovica (Ratkova Skala area), 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer hyrcanum subsp. intermedium – twig with mature leaves. Osogovo, near village Ratkovica (Ratkova Skala area), 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer hyrcanum subsp. intermedium – leaves. Osogovo, near village Ratkovica (Ratkova Skala area), 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Osogovo nature 