Taxonomy: Fam. Brassicaceae// Genus: Lepidium // Species: Lepidium draba L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1995) as Cardaria draba (L.) Desf. (syn. Lepidium draba L.). The accepted name in the Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold, 2011) is Lepidium draba L.
Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to North and East China, North Africa to Arabian Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: Species associated with disturbed ground- common near roads, orchards, cultivated ground, in the vicinity of settlements, wastelands.
Flowering period: Spring.
Lepidium draba – habit. Hilly region in the vicinity of village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lepidium draba – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lepidium draba – habit. Hilly region in the vicinity of village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lepidium draba – inflorescence. Hilly region in the vicinity of village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lepidium draba – inflorescence. Hilly region in the vicinity of village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lepidium draba – inflorescence. Hilly region in the vicinity of village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lepidium draba – inflorescence. Hilly region in the vicinity of village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lepidium draba – part of inflorescence with spent flowers. Hilly region in the vicinity of village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lepidium draba – part of inflorescence with spent flowers. Hilly region in the vicinity of village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lepidium draba – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lepidium draba – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lepidium draba – fruiting inflorescence. Hilly region in the vicinity of village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lepidium draba – stem with cauline leaves. Hilly region in the vicinity of village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lepidium draba – stem with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, V. (1995). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 3. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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