Taxonomy: Fam. Boraginaceae// Genus: Cerinthe// Species: Cerinthe minor L.// Subspecies: Cerinthe minor subsp. auriculata (Ten.) Domac
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Matevski, 2010).
Distribution: Native from France to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.
Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Habitat: Open habitats – grasslands and rocky terrains.
Flowering period: Late spring – summer (MAY, JUN).
Cerinthe minorsubsp.auriculata – habit. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski.
Cerinthe minorsubsp.auriculata – inflorescence. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski.Cerinthe minorsubsp.auriculata – inflorescence. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski.Cerinthe minorsubsp.auriculata – flowers. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski.Cerinthe minorsubsp.auriculata – inflorescence with fruits. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski.Cerinthe minorsubsp.auriculata – fruit (nutlets). Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski.Cerinthe minorsubsp.auriculata – leaf. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski.Cerinthe minorsubsp.auriculata – leaves. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski.Cerinthe minorsubsp.auriculata – plant base. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimotrovski. Cerinthe minor subsp. auriculata – habit, Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerinthe minor subsp. auriculata – stems with upper cauline leaves and inflorescences. Osogovo Mountains – hilly region near village of Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerinthe minor subsp. auriculata – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerinthe minor subsp. auriculata– stem with lover cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cerinthe minor subsp. auriculata: A: cauline leaf; B: flower; C: flower with separated corolla. Note the scabrid pedicel and swollen corolla. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Osogovo nature 