Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1995).
Distribution: Native to Temperate Eurasia and North Africa according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold, 2011).
Habitat: Ruderal species found on disturbed ground, in the vicinity of settlements, cultivated land, near roads and other ruderal areas.
Lifeform: Annual or biennial.
Flowering period: Spring – summer: APR, MAY, JUN.
Descurainia sophia – habit. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – habit. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – inflorescence with flowers and fruits- silique. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – flowers. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – flowers and developing silique. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – flowers. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – fruits – silique. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – fruits – silique. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – stem with leaves. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – stem with leaves. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – leaf. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – leaves. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – leaf. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – leaf segments. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – habit. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – habit. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – habit. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – inflorescence with flowers and siliques. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – inflorescence with flowers and siliques. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – inflorescence with flowers and siliques. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – siliques. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – inflorescence with siliques. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – developing stem. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – upper cauline leaf. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – upper cauline leaf. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – stem with cauline leaves. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – stem with cauline leaves. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Descurainia sophia – stem with cauline leaves. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. 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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