Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976).
Distribution: Native from Europe and the Mediterranean region to Northwest India according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: Found in open and dry habitats- grassland, rocky terrains, shrublands, alongside roads.
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Spring – summer: MAY, JUN, JUL.
Crupina vulgaris – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Crupina vulgaris – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Crupina vulgaris – upper part of plant- synflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Crupina vulgaris – synflorescence with capitula. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Crupina vulgaris – synflorescence with upper cauline leaves and capitula. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Crupina vulgaris – capitula. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Crupina vulgaris – capitula. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Crupina vulgaris – capitulum. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Crupina vulgaris – capitula. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Crupina vulgaris – capitula. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Crupina vulgaris – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Crupina vulgaris – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Crupina vulgaris – stem with lower cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Crupina vulgaris – habit in habitat. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Crupina vulgaris – capitula. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Crupina vulgaris – fruiting capitulum with achenes. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Crupina vulgaris – flowering and fruiting capitula. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – fruiting capitulum with achenes. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – fruiting capitulum with achenes. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Crupina vulgaris – stem with upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Crupina vulgaris – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Crupina vulgaris – lower part of plant. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Crupina vulgaris – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – upper part of plant- synflorescence with capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – synflorescence with capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – upper cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – developing capitulum with involucre. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – stem with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – basal leaves and stem with lower cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – basal leaves and stem with lower cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – fruiting capitulum with achene. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – achene. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – papus of achenes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – habit in habitat. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – upper part of plant – synflorescence with capitula. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – upper part of plant – synflorescence with capitula. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Crupina vulgaris – upper part of plant – synflorescence with capitula. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – synflorescence with capitula. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – capitulum. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – capitulum. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – capitula. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – capitulum. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris –fruiting capitulum. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris –fruiting capitulum with achenes. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – capitulum with achene (pappus of achene seen from above). Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris– stem with upper cauline leaves- the stem is leafy up to the branches. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris– middle cauline leaves- the stem is leafy up to the branches. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris– middle cauline leaves. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris– lower cauline leaves. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris– lower cauline leaves. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Crupina vulgaris – achenes. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
