Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Matevski, 2010) as Anchusa italica Retz. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Valdés, 2011) is Anchusa azurea Mill.
Distribution: Native from East Central Europe to the Mediterranean and West Himalaya according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.
Lifeform: Biennial or perennial (hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system).
Habitat: Open habitats – grassland and rocky terrains.
Flowering period: Late spring – early summer (MAY, JUN).
Anchusa azurea – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski. Anchusa azurea – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski. Anchusa azurea – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski. Anchusa azurea – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski. Anchusa azurea – inflorescence with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski. Anchusa azurea – inflorescence with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski. Anchusa azurea – inflorescence with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski. Anchusa azurea – inflorescence with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski. Anchusa azurea – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski. Anchusa azurea – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski. Anchusa azurea – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski. Anchusa azurea – flower. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski. Anchusa azurea – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski. Anchusa azurea – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski. Anchusa azurea – inflorescence with spent flowers and fruit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski. Anchusa azurea – upper part of stem with upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski. Anchusa italica – azurea . Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski. Anchusa italica – azurea . Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski. Anchusa azurea – lower part of plant. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski. Anchusa azurea (habit and habitat), Osogovo Mountains, near village Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski.Anchusa azurea (inflorescence), Osogovo Mountains, near village Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski.Anchusa azurea (close-up of inflorescence), Osogovo Mountains, near village Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski.Anchusa azurea (lower part of the plant), Osogovo Mountains, near village Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski.
