Determined according to the botanical key provided by Richardson in Tutin et al. 1976) as Tragopogon crocifolius subsp. samaritanii (Heldr. & Sart. ex Boiss.) I. B. K. Richardson, Bot. Jour. Linn. Soc.71: 270 (1976). In The Euro+Med Plantbase (source: Greuter, 2006+) this taxon is accepted at the species level as Tragopogon samaritanii Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 5: 116. 1856.
Note: The species is similar in appearance to Tragopogon balcanicus Velen. which also occurs in the Osogovo region, the main distinguishing features being the number of involucral bracts (4 to 5 in T. balcanicus and 5 to 8 in T. samaritani) and the surface of the achene body (muricate-squarrose in T. balcanicus with scale-like projections and muricate-tuberculate in T. samaritani).
Lifeform: Biennial.
Distribution: Native to Morocco, Italy and the Balkan Peninsula 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: Clearings and edges of oak forests at c. 850 m altitude (near village of Pantelej).
Flowering period: Late spring – early summer: MAY, JUN.
Tragopogon samaritani – habit. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – capitulum. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – capitulum with florets and involucral bracts. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – florets. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – side view of capitulum with involucre. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – involucralbracts. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – involucre and peduncle. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – stems with leaves. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – adaxial side of leaves (two immages on the left) and abaxial side of leaves (two immages on the right). Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – leaf base. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – stem and base of leaf. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – stem. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – habit. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – habit. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – habit. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – habit. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – capitulum. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – capitulum. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – capitulum. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – capitulum. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – capitulum. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – side view of capitulum with involucral bracts. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – side view of capitulum with involucral bracts. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – side view of capitulum with involucral bracts. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – stem with cauline leaf and developing lateral branch with capitulum. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – stem with cauline leaves and developing lateral branch with capitulum. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – lower part of plant. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – lower part of plant. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – lower part of plant – basal and lower cauline leaves. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – basal leaves. Osogovo – in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon samaritani – achene. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Tragopogon samaritani – achene. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Tragopogon L. (incl. Geropogon L.). Richardson, I.B.K. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 322 – 325.
Tragopogon samaritanii. 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 https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/3f64c7f8-8f2d-4e5a-964d-76e4c2d6794c [Accessed 10.06.2023].
