Taxonomy: Fam. Boraginaceae// Genus: Neatostema// Species: Neatostema apulum (L.) I. M. Johnst.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Matevski, 2010).
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Canary islands, the Mediterranean Region to Arabian Peninsula according to the Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: Open and dry habitats – grassland and rocks.
Flowering period: Spring.
Neatostema apulum– habit. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Neatostema apulum– habit in habitat. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Neatostema apulum– habit in habitat. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Neatostema apulum – habit. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Neatostema apulum – habit. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Neatostema apulum– inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Neatostema apulum– inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Neatostema apulum– inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Neatostema apulum– inflorescence. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Neatostema apulum– inflorescence. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Neatostema apulum– inflorescence. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Neatostema apulum – spent inflorescence. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Neatostema apulum – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Neatostema apulum– cauline leaves. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Neatostema apulum– basal leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Osogovo nature 