Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Pilosella// Species: Pilosella hoppeana (Schult.) F. W. Schultz & Sch. Bip.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976) as Hieracium hoppeanum Schult. The accepted name by The Euro+Med PlantBase is Pilosella hoppeana (Schult.) F. W. Schultz & Sch. Bip. (source: Bräutigam & Greuter, 2007-2009).
Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Central to South, Southeast Europe and Turkey according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Bräutigam & Greuter, 2007-2009).
Habitat: Open habitats- grassland, rocky terrains, clearings of forests.
Flowering period: Spring – summer (MAY, JUN, JUL).
Pilosella hoppeana – habit. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the Gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pilosella hoppeana – habit. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the Gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pilosella hoppeana – habit. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the Gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pilosella hoppeana – habit. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the Gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pilosella hoppeana – capitulum. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the Gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pilosella hoppeana – capitulum with involucre. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the Gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pilosella hoppeana – capitulum. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the Gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pilosella hoppeana – capitulum. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the Gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pilosella hoppeana – involucre. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the Gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pilosella hoppeana – fruiting capitulum. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the Gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pilosella hoppeana – fruiting capitulum with achenes. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the Gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pilosella hoppeana – achenes. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the Gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pilosella hoppeana – plant base. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the Gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella hoppeana – plant base. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the Gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pilosella hoppeana – plant base. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the Gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pilosella hoppeana – basal leaves. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the Gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pilosella hoppeana – basal leaves. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the Gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pilosella hoppeana – basal leaf. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the Gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pilosella hoppeana – adaxial side of leaf. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the Gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pilosella hoppeana – abaxial side of leaf. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the Gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pilosella hoppeana – abaxial side of leaf. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the Gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Bräutigam, S. & Greuter, W. (2007-2009): Pilosella. – 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=7701317&PTRefFk=7000000 [Accessed 30.07.2021].
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