Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (2001).
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to the Mediterranean region according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (Source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Found in open habitats – dry grassland/pastures, on limestone.
Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.
Hippocrepis ciliata– habit. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hippocrepis ciliata– habit. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis ciliata– habit. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis ciliata– habit. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis ciliata– stem with inflorescence and pods. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis ciliata– stem with inflorescence and pods. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis ciliata– stem with inflorescence and developing pods. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis ciliata– pods. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis ciliata– pod. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis ciliata– pods. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis ciliata– pods. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis ciliata– habit. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis ciliata– pods. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis ciliata– pods. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Hippocrepis L. Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1369 – 1372.