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 and pastures, clearings of forests, from the lowland up to c. 1600 m altitude.
Flowering period: Late spring – summer: MAY, JUN, JUL.
Locality: hilly region near village of Beli.
Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – upper part of plant with inflorescences. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – branched stem with inflorescences. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – branched stem with inflorescences. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – inflorescences. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – inflorescences. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – inflorescences. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – inflorescence. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – inflorescence. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – inflorescences. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – inflorescences. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Matevski V. & Micevski, K. 2001. Dorycnium Miller. In Micevski, K. (ed.), The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 5. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1345–1350.
