Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001).
Lifeform: Annual. Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to France, Italy, Balkan Peninsula to Turkey according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).
Habitat: Found in open habitats- grassland, clearings of mixed oak forests, alongside roads.
Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.
Vicia melanops – habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia melanops – flowering stem with flowers. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia melanops growing alongside Vicia pannonica. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia melanops – habit in habitat. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 30.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia melanops – flowering stem with flowers and leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 30.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia melanops – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 30.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia melanops – habit. Lake “Gradche”, 12.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia melanops – flowering stems with flowers and leaves. Lake “Gradche”, 12.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia melanops – flowers (left) and pod (right). Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 17.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Osogovo nature 