Determined according to the botanical key provided in the The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski and Matevski, 2005) as Hippomarathrum cristatum (DC.) Boiss (syn. Cachrys cristata DC.). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Hand, 2011) is Cachrys cristata DC.
Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution in Europe: Italy, Balkan Peninsula and Asiatic Turkey according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Hand, 2011) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Found in open habitats, usually on disturbed ground- near arable land, roads.
Flowering period: Late spring- summer (MAY, JUN,JUL).
Cachrys cristata – habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021 . Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cachrys cristata – habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021 . Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cachrys cristata – habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021 . Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cachrys cristata – inflorescence. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021 . Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cachrys cristata – inflorescence. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021 . Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cachrys cristata –inflorescence. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021 . Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cachrys cristata – partial umbel with flowers. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021 . Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cachrys cristata – flowers. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021 . Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cachrys cristata – partial umbel with flowers. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021 . Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cachrys cristata – flowers. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021 . Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cachrys cristata – flowers. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021 . Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cachrys cristata – bracts. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021 . Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cachrys cristata – bracts. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021 . Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cachrys cristata – upper cauline leaves. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021 . Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cachrys cristata – cauline leaf. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021 . Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cachrys cristata – basal leaf. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021 . Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cachrys cristata – basal leaf. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021 . Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cachrys cristata – basal leaves. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021 . Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cachrys cristata – basal leaf. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021 . Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cachrys cristata – leaf segments. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021 . Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cachrys cristata – leaf segments. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021 . Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cachrys cristata – leaf segments. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021 . Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K and Matevski, V. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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