Scrophularia canina subsp. bicolor (Sibth. & Sm.) Greuter

Taxonomy: Fam. Scrophulariaceae// Genus: Scrophularia// Species: Scrophularia canina L. Subspecies: Scrophularia canina subsp. bicolor (Sibth. & Sm.) Greuter Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972). Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to the Italian Peninsula, Balkan Peninsula and Crimean Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source:Continue reading “Scrophularia canina subsp. bicolor (Sibth. & Sm.) Greuter”

Anchusa azurea Mill. (syn. Anchusa italica Retz.)

Taxonomy: Fam. Boraginaceae// Genus: Anchusa// Species: Anchusa azurea Mill. 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 theContinue reading “Anchusa azurea Mill. (syn. Anchusa italica Retz.)”

Alyssum strigosum Banks & Sol.

Taxonomy: Fam. Brassicaceae// Genus:  Alyssum// Species: Alyssum strigosum Banks & Sol. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1995) and Ball et al. (1964 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from South Europe to Afghanistan according to the Plants of the World Online portal. Habitat: Open habitats – grassland and rockyContinue reading “Alyssum strigosum Banks & Sol.”

Agrostemma githago L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Agrostemma// Species: Agrostemma githago L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski in Micevski (1993). Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Italy, Southeast and East Europe to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: OpenContinue reading “Agrostemma githago L.”

Cardamine graeca L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Brassicaceae// Genus:  Cardamine// Species: Cardamine graeca L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1995). Species variability: two forms occur in the Osogovo region: f. auriculata with glabrous fruits and f. dasycarpa with hairy fruits. Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to the Central and East Mediterranean region according to the distribution informationContinue reading “Cardamine graeca L.”

Clinopodium acinos (L.) Kuntze (syn. Acinos arvensis (Lam.) Dandy)

Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Clinopodium// Species: Clinopodium acinos (L.) Kuntze Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972) as Acinos arvensis (Lam.) Dandy. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010) is Clinopodium acinos (L.) Kuntze. Distribution: Native from Europe to Central Siberia and IranContinue reading “Clinopodium acinos (L.) Kuntze (syn. Acinos arvensis (Lam.) Dandy)”

Vicia tenuifolia subsp. dalmatica (A. Kern.) Greuter (syn. Vicia dalmatica Kerner)

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Vicia // Species: Vicia tenuifolia Roth// Subspecies: Vicia tenuifolia subsp. dalmatica (A. Kern.) Greuter Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001) as Vicia dalmatica Kerner. This taxon is considered a subspecies of Vicia tenuifolia Roth by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010). Lifeform: Perennial.Continue reading “Vicia tenuifolia subsp. dalmatica (A. Kern.) Greuter (syn. Vicia dalmatica Kerner)”

Galium macedonicum Krendl

Taxonomy: Fam. Rubiaceae// Genus: Galium// Species: Galium macedonicum Krendl. Determined according to the botanical keys for fam. Rubiaceae and the genus Galium provided by Tutin et al. (1976) in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 and the botanical keys for Galium sect. Leiogalum provided by Ančev and Krendl (2011). First data on Galium macedonicum was published after the publicationContinue reading “Galium macedonicum Krendl”

Verbascum nigrum subsp. abietinum (Borbás) I. K. Ferguson

Taxonomy: Fam. Scrophulariaceae// Genus: Verbascum// Species: Verbascum nigrum L. Subspecies: Verbascum nigrum subsp. abietinum (Borbás) I. K. Ferguson. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972). Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Verbascum nigrum subsp. abietinum is native to Southeast Europe (Balkan Peninsula and Romania) according to the distribution informationContinue reading “Verbascum nigrum subsp. abietinum (Borbás) I. K. Ferguson”

Convolvulus cantabrica L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Convolvulaceae// Genus: Convolvulus// Species: Convolvulus cantabrica L. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Matevski, 2010). Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to South Central Europe, Mediterranean to Afghanistan according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal. Habitat: Open habitats – grassland,Continue reading “Convolvulus cantabrica L.”