Taxonomy: Fam. Apiaceae// Genus: Scandix// Species: Scandix pecten-veneris L. Subspecies: Scandix pecten-veneris L. subsp. veneris.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Tutin (1968 in Tutin at al., Umbelliferae: key to genera), Cannon (1968 in Tutin at al., Scandix L.), Matevski (2005, Umbelliferae: key to genera) and Micevski (2005 in Matevski, Scandix L.).
Lifeform: Annual. Therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.
Habitat: Found in open habitats (grassland, pastures), near roads and on disturbed ground.
Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean region to West Europe, Central Europe and Switzerland, North Africa and Central and South Asia (India) according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Flowering period: Spring (APR, MAY).
References:
Cannon, J. F. M. Scandix 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 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 326–327.
Matevski, V. 2005. Umbelliferae (key to genera), The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 6. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1529–1534.
Micevski, K. 2005. Scandix L. In Matevski, V. (ed.), The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 6. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1555–1559.
Scandix pecten-veneris L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:848035-1 [Accessed 25.04.2021].
Scandix pecten-veneris subsp. pecten-veneris. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77225189-1 [Accessed 22.10.2023].
Scandix pecten-veneris. Hand, R. 2011+: Apiaceae. – In: Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/abb488db-0a60-4a0e-b7c3-b8836c723d7f [Accessed 10.01.2026].
Scandix pecten-veneris subsp. pecten-veneris. Hand, R. 2011+: Apiaceae. – In: Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/02a64320-4c0b-4b8e-aba5-765daf97a2aa [Accessed 10.01.2026].
Tutin, T. G. 1968. Umbelliferae (key to genera). 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 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 315–319.
Last update: 10.01.2026.