Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum (Vill.) Bonnier & Layens (syn. Dorycnium herbaceum Vill.)

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Dorycnium // Species: Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum (Vill.) Bonnier & Layens

Variability: Dorycnium herbaceum var. macedonicum (Degen & Dörfler) Kuzman.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001) as Dorycnium herbaceum Vill. (syn. Dorycnium pentaphyllum Scop. subsp. herbaceum (Vill.) Bonnier & Layens). In The Euro+Med PlantBase (Source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010). this taxon is accepted at the subspecies level.

Lifeform: Perrenial. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to South and Southeast Europe (Spain to Balkan Peninsula), Moldova, European and Asiatic Turkey to Caucasus according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (Source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010).

Habitat:  Found in open habitats- grasslands, rocky terrains.

Flowering period:  Late spring – early summer.

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. (copyright © ILDIS). Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=87341&PTRefFk=8500000 [Accessed 19.06.2021].