Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Lotus // Species: Lotus angustissimus L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001).
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, North Africa, Europe to Asia- Iran and Northwest China (Xinjiang) according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).
Habitat: Found in open habitats – grasslands, rocky terrains with sparse vegetation.
Flowering period: Spring.
Lotus angustissimus – habit. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lotus angustissimus – habit. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lotus angustissimus – habit. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lotus angustissimus – stem with flowers and pod. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lotus angustissimus – stem with flowers and pods. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lotus angustissimus – stem with flowers and pods. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lotus angustissimus – stem with pods. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lotus angustissimus – habit in habitat. Osogovo, hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lotus angustissimus – inflorescence. Osogovo, hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lotus angustissimus – inflorescence. Osogovo, hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lotus angustissimus – inflorescence. Osogovo, hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lotus angustissimus – inflorescence. Osogovo, hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lotus angustissimus – pod. Osogovo, hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lotus angustissimus – pod. Osogovo, hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lotus angustissimus – cauline leaf. Osogovo, hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lotus angustissimus – cauline leaf. Osogovo, hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. 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.
Osogovo nature 