Taxonomy: Fam. Geraniaceae// Genus: Geranium// Species: Geranium lucidum L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Webb and Ferguson in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (2005). Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Madeira to North Africa, Europe to Central Asia and India according to the Plants of the World OnlineContinue reading “Geranium lucidum L.”
Monthly Archives: September 2021
Geranium rotundifolium L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Geraniaceae// Genus: Geranium// Species: Geranium rotundifolium L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski in Micevski (2005). Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Europe to Himalaya, North Africa according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: Grassland, bushland, rocky terrains. Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.Continue reading “Geranium rotundifolium L.”
Lamium purpureum L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Lamium// Species: Lamium purpureum L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Ball in Tutin et al. (1972) and Kostadinovski in Matevski (2021). Lifeform: Annual, therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system. Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Mediterrranean, Europe to West Siberia according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: Found inContinue reading “Lamium purpureum L.”
Lamium amplexicaule L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Lamium// Species: Lamium amplexicaule L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972). Lifeform: Annual, therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system. Distribution: Native to Temperate Eurasia, Macaronesia to Ethiopia according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: Found in open habitats- grassland, rocky terrains, disturbedContinue reading “Lamium amplexicaule L.”
Asparagus verticillatus L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Asparagaceae// Genus: Asparagus/ Species: Asparagus verticillatus L. The classification is given according to The Euro+Med Planbase (source: Raab-Straube, 2022+). Determined according to the botanical key provided by Valdés (1980 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Rhizomatous perennial plant. Cryptophyte- rhizome geophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Southeast Europe to Iran according to the distributionContinue reading “Asparagus verticillatus L.”
Taraxacum sect. Taraxacum F. H. Wigg. (Taraxacum officinale Weber in Wiggers)
Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Taraxacum// Section: Taraxacum F. H. Wigg. (syn. Taraxacum officinale Weber in Wiggers) Determined as Taraxacum officinale s.l. according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976), where the name Taraxacum officinale Weber in Wiggers, Prim. FI. Holsat. 56 (1780) is used in the broad (aggregate) sense. In The Euro+MedContinue reading “Taraxacum sect. Taraxacum F. H. Wigg. (Taraxacum officinale Weber in Wiggers)”
Juniperus communis L. subsp. communis
Taxonomy: Fam. Cupressaceae// Genus: Juniperus// Species: Juniperus communis L.// Subspecies: Juniperus communis L. subsp. communis// Variability: Juniperus communis L. subsp. communis var. communis Determined according to the botanical key provided by (Micevski, 1985). Distribution: Juniperus communis L. is native to the Subarctic and Temperate Northern Hemisphere according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the WorldContinue reading “Juniperus communis L. subsp. communis”
Datura innoxia Mill.
Taxonomy: Fam. Solanaceae// Genus: Datura// Species: Datura innoxia Mill. Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972). Distribution: Native to North America – USA (Arizona and Texas) and Mexico according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal. Introduced elsewhere. Not native (introduced) in North Macedonia and the OsogovoContinue reading “Datura innoxia Mill.”
Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) DC.
Taxonomy: Fam. Brassicaceae// Genus: Diplotaxis// Species: Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) DC. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1995). Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Europe to the Mediterranean according to the Plants of the World Online portal. Habitat: Disturbed ground- near railroads, suburban areas. Flowering period: Summer-fall (AUG,Continue reading “Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) DC.”
Euphorbia chamaesyce L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Euphorbiaceae// Genus: Euphorbia// Species: Euphorbia chamaesyce L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski in Micevski (1998). Variability: Two forms occur in the Osogovo region: subsp. chamaesyce and subsp. massiliensis (DC) Thell. with the following distinction: – subsp. chamaesyce: plant and capsule glabrous, glands with in inconspicuous appendage. -subsp. massiliensis: plant and capsule villous,Continue reading “Euphorbia chamaesyce L.”