Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980).
Distribution: Native from East Central and South Europe to Iran, Northwest Africa according to the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Habitat: Found in open and dry habitats – grasslands, rocky terrains.
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.
Aira elegantissima– habit. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Aira elegantissima– habit. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Aira elegantissima– panicle. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Aira elegantissima– panicle with spikelets. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Aira elegantissima– panicle with spikelets. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Aira elegantissima– panicle with spikelets. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Aira elegantissima– stem with leaves. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Aira elegantissima– stem with leaves. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Aira elegantissima– stem and leaf with ligule. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Aira elegantissima– stem and leaf. Osogovo, ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Aira elengatissima – habit. Hills near “Kochanski dol” locality, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Aira elengatissima – panicle. Hills near “Kochanski dol” locality, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Aira elengatissima – panicle. Hills near “Kochanski dol” locality, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Aira elengatissima – panicle. Gorge of “Kochanska ” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Osogovo nature 