Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Teucrium// Species: Teucrium chamaedrys L.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Matevski (2021) and Tutin and Wood (1972 in Tutin et al.).
Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to Iran, Northwest Africa according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Pastures, clearings and edges of forests, bushland, rocks and rocky terrains, from the lowland up to c. 1500 m a.s.l.
Flowering period: Summer (JUN, JUL).
Locality: hilly region near village of Beli. Date: 13.06.2021.
Teucrium chamaedrys – habit. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium chamaedrys – habit. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium chamaedrys – tems with inflorescences and developing stems. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium chamaedrys – flowers. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium chamaedrys – flowers. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium chamaedrys – habit. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium chamaedrys – flowering stems with inflorescences. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium chamaedrys – flowers. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium chamaedrys – flowers. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium chamaedrys –lower part of plant- stems with cauline leaves. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium chamaedrys –stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: ridge between the Kochanska and Orizarska Rivers. Date: 13.06.2021 and 21.06.2021.
Teucrium chamaedrys (habit).Osogovo, ridge between the Kochanska and Orizarska Rivers, 21.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium chamaedrys – inflorescences. Osogovo, ridge between the Kochanska and Orizarska Rivers, 21.06.2020 (left) and 13.06.2021 (right). Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: Mala River near Lake Gradche. Date: 21.06.2020.
Teucrium chamaedrys – habit in habitat. “Mala” River, near Lake “Gradche”, 21.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium chamaedrys -habit. “Mala” River near Lake “Gradche, 21.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Teucrium chamaedrys – inflorescences. “Mala” River near Lake “Gradche, 21.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Matevski, V. 2021. Teucrium L., The Flora of the RN Macedonia. Vol II, Book 2. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 214–222.
Tutin, T. G. & Wood, D. 1972. Teucrium L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 129–145.
