Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001).
Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to South Europe (Italy, including Sardinia and Sicily to Balkan Peninsula) according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010).
Habitat: A calcicole species found in open habitats- in calcareous grassland and on limestone rocks.
Flowering period: Spring (APR, MAY, JUN).
Hippocrepis glauca – habitat. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hippocrepis glauca – habit in habitat. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis glauca -habit in habitat. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis glauca – habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis glauca – habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis glauca – habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis glauca – inflorescences. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus neapolitanus – inflorescences. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hippocrepis glauca – inflorescences. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis glauca – inflorescences. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis glauca – inflorescences. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis glauca – inflorescences. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis glauca – inflorescence. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis glauca – fruiting inflorescences. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis glauca – inflorescence with developing pods. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis glauca – inflorescence with pods. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis glauca – inflorescence with pods. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis glauca – leaves. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis glauca – plant base with leaves. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hippocrepis glauca – plant base with leaves. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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