Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Carduus// Species: Carduus pycnocephalus L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976).
Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, from Europe to Pakistan and Arabian Peninsula, North Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Open habitats, usually on disturbed ground- near roads, cultivated land and settlements, wastelands.
Flowering period: Spring-summer (MAY, JUN, JUL).
Carduus pycnocephalus – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Carduus pycnocephalus – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Carduus pycnocephalus – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Carduus pycnocephalus – capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Carduus pycnocephalus – capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Carduus pycnocephalus – capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Carduus pycnocephalus – capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Carduus pycnocephalus – capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Carduus pycnocephalus – fruiting capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Carduus pycnocephalus – cauline leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Carduus pycnocephalus – winged stems and upper cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Carduus pycnocephalus – winged stem. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Carduus pycnocephalus – middle cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Carduus pycnocephalus – lower part of stem with lower cauline leaves . Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Carduus pycnocephalus – lower cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Carduus pycnocephalus – lower cauline leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Carduus pycnocephalus – lower cauline leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Carduus pycnocephalus – lower cauline leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Carduus pycnocephalus – habit. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Carduus pycnocephalus – capitula. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Carduus pycnocephalus – capitula. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Carduus pycnocephalus – fruiting capitula. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Carduus pycnocephalus – middle cauline leaves. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Carduus pycnocephalus – lower cauline leaf. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Carduus pycnocephalus – lower cauline leaf. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Osogovo nature 