Determined according to the botanical key provided by Holub (1976 in Tutin et al.) as Filago vulgaris Lam. (syn. Filago germanica L., non Hudson). The accepted name in the Euro+Med PlantBase (Greuter, 2006+) is Filago germanica (L.) Huds.
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.
Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Northwest Africa, Europe to Central Asia and Northwest India according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Open and dry habitats- rocks, rocky terrains with shallow soil, sandy soil, disturbed ground, roadsides.
Flowering period: Summer (JUN, JUL, AUG).
Locality: region between the villages Nivichani and Beli. Date: 23.05.2021.
Filago germanica – habit. Osogovo, region between the villages of Nivichani and Beli, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Filago germanica – developing synflorescence. Osogovo, region between the villages of Nivichani and Beli, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Filago germanica – synflorescence with capitula grouped in globose clusters. Osogovo, region between the villages of Nivichani and Beli, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Filago germanica – stem with leaves. Osogovo, region between the villages of Nivichani and Beli, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: village of Beli. Date: 13.06.2021.
Filago germanica – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Filago germanica – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Filago germanica – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Filago germanica – synflorescence with capitula grouped in globose clusters. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Filago germanica – cluster with capitula. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Filago germanica – central cluster with capitula ad branches. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Filago germanica – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River. Date: 05.06.2021.
Filago germanica – habit in habitat. Mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Filago germanica – habit. Mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Filago germanica – habit. Mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Filago germanica – upper part of plant with synflorescences- capitula grouped in globose clusters. Mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Filago germanica – clusters with capitula. Mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Filago germanica – clusters with capitula. Mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Filago germanica – cluster with capitula. Mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Filago germanica – stem with cauline leaves. Mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Filago germanica – stem with cauline leaves. Mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Filago germanica – plant base. Mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Filago germanica. 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=7529857&PTRefFk=7000000 [Accessed 06.07.2021].
Holub, J. 1976. Filago L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 121–123.
