Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Matevski, 2010) as Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum (L.) Holub. In The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Valdés, 2011) this name is considered a synonym of Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum (L.) Holub.
Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to West Asia (Iran) according to the Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: Woods and edges of forests.
Flowering period: Spring- early summer: MAY, JUN.
Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum – habit. Oak woods near “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum – habit. Oak woods near “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum – habit. Oak woods near “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum – habit. Oak woods near “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 10.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum – habit. Oak woods near “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 10.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum – habit. Oak woods near “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 10.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum – flowering stems. Oak woods near “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum – inflorescences. Oak woods near “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum – inflorescence. Oak woods near “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum – flowers. Oak woods near “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum – stem with inflorescence. Oak woods near “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 10.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum – flowering stems. Oak woods near “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 10.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum – inflorescence. Oak woods near “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 10.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum – inflorescence. Oak woods near “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 10.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum – flowers. Oak woods near “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 10.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum – flowers. Oak woods near “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 10.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum – stems with leaves. Oak woods near “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 10.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum – stem with leaves. Oak woods near “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 10.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum – fruits (capsules). Oak woods near “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Osogovo nature 