Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Aphanes// Species: Aphanes arvensis L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1998).
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: The native range of this species is Europe to Western Asia according to the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Habitat: Found in grasslands, on rocks, in sparse bushland vegetation.
Flowering period: Spring.
Aphanes arvensis – habit in habitat. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Aphanes arvensis – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Aphanes arvensis – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Aphanes arvensis – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Aphanes arvensis – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Aphanes arvensis – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Aphanes arvensis – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Aphanes arvensis – habit. Specimen from the Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Aphanes arvensis – habit. Specimen from the Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Aphanes arvensis – habit. Specimen from the Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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