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.
Osogovo nature 