Rhinanthus rumelicus Velen.

Taxonomy: Fam. Orobanchaceae// Genus: Rhinanthus// Species: Rhinanthus rumelicus Velen. The classification is given according to the Euro+Med Planbase (Marhold, 2011+).

Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 3 (Tutin et al., 1972).

Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Central Europe, Balkan Peninsula and Armenia according to the Euro+Med PlantBase (Marhold, 2011+).

Habitat: Found in grasslands, clearings and on the edges of mixed oak forests at c. 800-900 m altitude.

Flowering period: Spring-early summer (MAY, JUN).

References:

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1972). Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Rhinanthus rumelicus. Marhold, K. (2011+): Rhinanthus. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Rhinanthus%20rumelicus&PTRefFk=7200000 [Accessed 22.08.2021].