Determined according to the botanical key provided by DeFilipps (1980 in Tutin et al.) as Polygonatum latifolium (Jacq.) Desf., which is considered a synonym of Polygonatum hirtum (Bosc ex Poir.) Pursh by The Euro+Med PlantBase (Raab-Straube, 2022+).
Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte – geophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Italy to East Europe and European and Asiatic Turkey according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (Raab-Straube, 2022+) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Oak forests and woods and along rivers.
Flowering period: Spring: MAY.
Locality: gorge of Kochanska river. Date: 08.05.2021.
Polygonatum hirtum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygonatum hirtum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Polygonatum hirtum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Polygonatum hirtum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Polygonatum hirtum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Polygonatum hirtum – flowering stem. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Polygonatum hirtum – stem with flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Polygonatum hirtum – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Polygonatum hirtum – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Polygonatum hirtum – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Polygonatum hirtum – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Polygonatum hirtum – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Polygonatum hirtum – flower buds. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Polygonatum hirtum – leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Polygonatum hirtum – leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Polygonatum hirtum – abaxial side of leaves: the leaves are minutely puberulent on the veins. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: village of Rajchani region. Date: 20.05.2023.
Polygonatum hirtum – habit. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Polygonatum hirtum – flowers. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Polygonatum hirtum – flowers. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Polygonatum hirtum – flowers. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Polygonatum hirtum – flowers. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Polygonatum hirtum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Polygonatum hirtum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Polygonatum hirtum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Polygonatum hirtum – base of stem and rhizome. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
DeFilipps, R. A. Polygonatum Miller. 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 5. Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 70–71.
