Taxonomy: Fam. Boraginaceae// Genus: Cynoglossum// Species: Cynoglossum officinale L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Matevski, 2010).
Distribution: Native from Europe to West and South Siberia and Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.
Lifeform: Biennial. The first year of the life cycle is vegetative, characterized with basal rosette formation. The second year is generative, characterized with stem formation, flowering, fruiting and senescence.
Habitat: Clearings of woods and disturbed ground- in the vicinity of paths and roadsides, near orchards.
Flowering period: Spring – early summer (APR, MAY, JUN).
Cynoglossum officinale – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cynoglossum officinale – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cynoglossum officinale – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cynoglossum officinale – inflorescences. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cynoglossum officinale – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cynoglossum officinale – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cynoglossum officinale – flower and fruit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cynoglossum officinale – developing inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cynoglossum officinale – fruits. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cynoglossum officinale – fruits. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cynoglossum officinale – fruits. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cynoglossum officinale – lower part of plant. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cynoglossum officinale – cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cynoglossum officinale – fruits. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cynoglossum officinale – fruits. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cynoglossum officinale – fruits. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cynoglossum officinale – ripe fruits. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cynoglossum officinale – ripe fruits. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cynoglossum officinale – ripe fruits. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cynoglossum officinale – Left: habit at flowering. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 12.05.2020; Right: habit at fruiting. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 24.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cynoglossum officinale – inflorescence and flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 12.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Cynoglossum officinale – fruits. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 24.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
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