Taxonomy: Apiaceae// Genus: Bupleurum// Species: Bupleurum rotundifolium L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in the The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski and Matevski, 2005).
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Central and East Europe, Mediterranean to Central Asia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.
Habitat: Disturbed ground- cultivated land and roadsides.
Flowering period: Late spring- early summer: MAY, JUN.
Bupleurum rotundifolium – habit. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bupleurum rotundifolium – flowering stem with inflorescences. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bupleurum rotundifolium – inflorescence. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bupleurum rotundifolium – inflorescence. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bupleurum rotundifolium – bracteoles. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bupleurum rotundifolium – bracteoles. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bupleurum rotundifolium – upper cauline leaves. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bupleurum rotundifolium – middle cauline leaves. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bupleurum rotundifolium – stem with lower cauline leaves. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bupleurum rotundifolium – habit. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bupleurum rotundifolium – inflorescence. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bupleurum rotundifolium – cauline leaves. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bupleurum rotundifolium – fruiting umbels. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bupleurum rotundifolium– fruits. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K and Matevski, V. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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