Bunias erucago L.

Posted byTrajche DimitrovskiPosted inBrassicaceae, Plant families

Taxonomy: Fam. Brassicaeae// Genus: Bunias/ Species:  Bunias erucago L.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski and Matevski (1995 in Micevski).

Lifeform: Annual (therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system) or biennial.

Habitat:  Sparse woods, roadsides and disturbed ground.

Distribution:  Native from the Mediterranean region (Europe, Turkey, Northwest Africa) to Switzerland according to the Plants of the World Online portal.

Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.

Locality: village of Rajchani region.

Bunias erucago – habit.  Hilly region near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – inflorescence.  Hilly region near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – flowers.  Hilly region near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – pedicels.  Hilly region near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – fruit.  Hilly region near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – fruit.  Hilly region near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – upper leaf.  Hilly region near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – stems with leaves.  Hilly region near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – lower leaf.  Hilly region near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Bunias erucago – flowers.  Hilly region near village of Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – flowers.  Hilly region near village of Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – calyx.  Hilly region near village of Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – spent flower.  Hilly region near village of Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – stem and leaf.  Hilly region near village of Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – stem with leaves.  Hilly region near village of Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – leaf. Hilly region near village of Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – lower leaves. Hilly region near village of Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: gorge of “Kochanska” River.

Bunias erucago – habit.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – habit.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – habit.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – habit.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – inflorescence.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – inflorescence.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – inflorescence.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – inflorescence.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – inflorescence with fruits.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – fruit.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – fruit.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – fruit.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – fruit.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – upper cauline leaf.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – middle cauline leaves.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – lower cauline leaf.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – basal and cauline leaves.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bunias erucago – basal and cauline leaves.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Bunias erucago L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:279698-1 [Accessed 28.04.2021].

Bunias erucago. Marhold, K. 2011+: Brassicaceae. – In: Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/3dc18370-3ace-4190-adf5-ac832d7c0db0 [Accessed 07.01.2026].

Micevski, K. & Matevski, V. (1995). Bunias L. In Micevski, K. (ed.). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 3. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 586–588.

Last update: 07.01.2026.