Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Lens // Species: Lens nigricans (M. Bieb.) Godr. Variability: Lens nigricans f. nigricans Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001). Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to the Mediterranean region according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase. Habitat: FoundContinue reading “Lens nigricans (M. Bieb.) Godr.”
Monthly Archives: May 2021
Helianthemum aegyptiacum (L.) Mill.
Taxonomy: Fam. Cistaceae// Genus: Helianthemum// Species: Helianthemum aegyptiacum (L.) Mill. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1995) and Proctor and Heywood (1968 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to the Mediterranean region and West Asia according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).Continue reading “Helianthemum aegyptiacum (L.) Mill.”
Althaea hirsuta L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Malvaceae// Genus: Althaea // Species: Althaea hirsuta L. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1998). Distribution: Native from Central Europe to the Mediterranean region and Central Asia (Turkmenistan) according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (where this taxon is acceptedContinue reading “Althaea hirsuta L.”
Polygala vulgaris subsp. oxyptera (Rchb.) Schübl. & G. Martens (syn. Polygala oxyptera Reichenb.)
Taxonomy: Fam. Polygalaceae// Genus: Polygala// Species: Polygala vulgaris L.// Subspecies: Polygala vulgaris subsp. oxyptera (Rchb.) Schübl. & G. Martens. Determined according to the botanical key provided by McNeill in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (2005) as Polygala oxyptera Reichenb., Iconogr. Bot. Pl. Crit. 1: 25 (1823). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source:Continue reading “Polygala vulgaris subsp. oxyptera (Rchb.) Schübl. & G. Martens (syn. Polygala oxyptera Reichenb.)”
Tyrimnus leucographus (L.) Cass.
Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Tyrimnus // Species: Tyrimnus leucographus (L.) Cass. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Moore, Tutin and Walters (1976 in Tutin et al., Compositae: key to genera) and do Amaral Franco (1976 in Tutin et al., Tyrimnus). Lifeform: Annual (therophyte) or biennial plant. Distribution: Native to the Mediterranean region according to the distribution informationContinue reading “Tyrimnus leucographus (L.) Cass.”
Linum nodiflorum L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Linaceae// Genus: Linaceae// Species: Linum nodiflorum L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ockendon and Walters in Tutin at al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (2005). Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Some specimens show perennating habit with woody base and numerous stems. Distribution: Native from France to Caucasus and West Asia, North AfricaContinue reading “Linum nodiflorum L.”
Linum trigynum L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Linaceae// Genus: Linaceae// Species: Linum trigynum L. Determined according to the botanical key provided Ockendon and Walters in Tutin at al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (2005). Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Central Europe (Slovakia) to the Mediterranean region and Caucasus, Macaronesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula according to the PlantsContinue reading “Linum trigynum L.”
Hippocrepis glauca Ten.
Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Hippocrepis // Species: Hippocrepis glauca Ten. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001). Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to South Europe (Italy, including Sardinia and Sicily to Balkan Peninsula) according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDISContinue reading “Hippocrepis glauca Ten.”
Melilotus neapolitanus Ten.
Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Melilotus // Species: Melilotus neapolitanus Ten. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001) as Melilotus neapolitana Ten. The accepted spelling variant in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010) is Melilotus neapolitanus Ten. Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: NativeContinue reading “Melilotus neapolitanus Ten.”
Vicia serratifolia Jacq. (syn. Vicia narbonensis var. serratifolia (Jacq.) Ser.)
Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Vicia // Species: Vicia serratifolia Jacq. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski in Micevski (2001) as Vicia narbonensis var. serratifolia (Jacq.) Ser. In The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010) this taxon is accepted at the species rank: Vicia serratifolia Jacq. Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.Continue reading “Vicia serratifolia Jacq. (syn. Vicia narbonensis var. serratifolia (Jacq.) Ser.)”