Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001) as Melilotus neapolitana Ten. The accepted spelling variant in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010) is Melilotus neapolitanus Ten.
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean region to Caucasus according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010) and the Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: Found in open habitats- grassland, sparse bushland, alongside roads.
Flowering period: Spring.
Melilotus neapolitanus – habit. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Melilotus neapolitanus – habit. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus neapolitanus – upper part of plant with inflorescences. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus neapolitanus – upper part of plant with inflorescences. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus neapolitanus – upper part of inflorescences. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus neapolitanus – upper part of stem with inflorescences. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus neapolitanus – inflorescences. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus neapolitanus – upper part of stem with inflorescences. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus neapolitanus – uspent inflorescence. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus neapolitanus – inflorescence with pods. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus neapolitanus – leaves. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Melilotus neapolitanus – leaves and stipules. 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.
The Euro+Med PlantBase. Source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Melilotus%20neapolitanus&PTRefFk=8500000 [Accessed 29.05.2021].
Melilotus neapolitanus Ten. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:507003-1 [Accessed 29.05.2021].
Osogovo nature 