Ornithopus compressus L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Ornithopus// Ornithopus compressus L.

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 from South Europe to West Asia, Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by Plants of the World Online portal.

Habitat:  Found in open dry habitats – grassland, rocky terrains.

Flowering period:  Spring.

Ornithopus compressus – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithopus compressus – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithopus compressus – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithopus compressus – stem with flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithopus compressus – stems with leaves and pods. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithopus compressus – pods. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithopus compressus – pods. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithopus compressus – habit. Artificial lake “Gradche”,  08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithopus compressus – flowering stems. Artificial lake “Gradche”,  08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithopus compressus. Artificial lake “Gradche”,  08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithopus compressus – habit.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithopus compressus – habit in habitat.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithopus compressus. – habit at start of flowering.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River,  06.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithopus compressus – habit at start of flowering.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithopus compressus – basal leaves and developing flowering stems.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithopus compressus – basal leaves and developing flowering stems.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithopus compressus – basal leaves and developing flowering stems.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River,  06.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithopus compressus – flower.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 06.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithopus compressus – flowers.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 06.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithopus compressus – flowers and developing pods.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithopus compressus – pods.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River,  08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithopus compressus – habit in vegetative (basal rosette) stage.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River,  05.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithopus compressus – basal leaves.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River,  05.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithopus compressus– basal leaves.  Gorge of “Kochanska” River,  27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Ornithopus compressus L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:510843-1 [Accessed 09.05.2021].

Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

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