Taxonomy: Fam. Resedaceae// Genus: Reseda// Species: Reseda lutea L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1995).
Distribution: Native from West and Central Europe and the Mediterranean to West and Central Asia; South Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: Grassland, bushland and disturbed ground, alongside roads.
Lifeform: Annual to perennial; therophyte to hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.
Flowering period: Spring-summer.
Reseda lutea – habit. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Reseda lutea – habit. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Reseda lutea – habit. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Reseda lutea – habit. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Reseda lutea – flowers. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Reseda lutea – inflorescence. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Reseda lutea – flowers. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Reseda lutea – flowers. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Reseda lutea – flowers. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Reseda lutea – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Reseda lutea – inflorescence with capsules. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Reseda lutea – stems with upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Reseda lutea – lower part of plant with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, V. (1995). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 3. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Reseda lutea L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:715534-1 [Accessed 28.05.2021].
Osogovo nature 