Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976).
Lifeform: Biennial.
Distribution: Native to Southeast Europe (the Balkan Peninsula and Romania) according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Greuter, 2006+) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: In the Osogovo region it is found in clearings and on the edges of mixed oak forests, at c. 850 m altitude.
Flowering period: Spring – summer (MAY, JUN, JUL).
Tragopogon balcanicus – habit in habitat. Clearing of oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – habit in habitat. Clearing of oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Tragopogon balcanicus – habit in habitat. Clearing of oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Tragopogon balcanicus – habit in habitat. Clearing of oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Tragopogon balcanicus – capitulum. Clearing of oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – capitulum. Clearing of oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Tragopogon balcanicus – capitulum. Clearing of oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Tragopogon balcanicus – capitulum. Clearing of oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Tragopogon balcanicus – capitulum. Clearing of oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Tragopogon balcanicus – capitulum. Clearing of oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Tragopogon balcanicus – capitulum. Clearing of oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Tragopogon balcanicus – capitulum. Clearing of oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Tragopogon balcanicus – capitulum with involucral bracts. Clearing of oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Tragopogon balcanicus – stem with cauline leaf and developing lateral branch with capitulum. Clearing of oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Tragopogon balcanicus – stem with cauline leaves and developing lateral branch with capitulum. Clearing of oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Tragopogon balcanicus – lower part of plant. Clearing of oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Tragopogon balcanicus – lower part of plant. Clearing of oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Tragopogon balcanicus – lower part of plant – basal and lower cauline leaves. Clearing of oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Tragopogon balcanicus – basal leaves. Clearing of oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Tragopogon balcanicus – achenes. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Tragopogon balcanicus – achene. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Tragopogon balcanicus – achene. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tragopogon balcanicus Velen. Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=130671&PTRefFk=7000000 [Accessed 30.06.2021].
Osogovo nature 