Trifolium campestre Schreb.

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Trifolium // Species: Trifolium campestre Schreb.

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, Europe to Iran, North and Northeast Tropical Africa, Zimbabwe, North America (New York) according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).

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

Flowering period:  Spring- summer (MAY, JUN, JUL).

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Trifolium campestre –  habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
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Trifolium campestre –  habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Trifolium campestre –  habit. Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Trifolium campestre –  upper part of plant with cauline leaves and inflorescences. Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Trifolium campestre –  stem with inflorescences and cauline leaves. Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Trifolium campestre –  stem with cauline leaves and inflorescences. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Trifolium campestre – stem with inflorescence and cauline leaves. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium campestre – stem with inflorescence and cauline leaves. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium campestre – stem with inflorescence and cauline leaves. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium campestre –  inflorescences. Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Trifolium campestre –  inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Trifolium campestre – cauline leaves and stipules. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
  Trifolium campestre – cauline leaves and stipules. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 

References:

Trifolium campestre Schreb. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:522975-1 [Accessed 27.06.2021].

Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

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