Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001).
Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to Caucasus, Northwest Africa according to distribution information provided by the Plants of The World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Found on the edges and clearings in mixed oak forests.
Flowering period: Late spring- early summer: MAY, JUN.
Lathyrus niger – habit in habitat. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lathyrus niger – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lathyrus niger – habit in habitat. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lathyrus niger – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lathyrus niger – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lathyrus niger – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lathyrus niger – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lathyrus niger – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lathyrus niger – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lathyrus niger – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lathyrus niger – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lathyrus niger – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lathyrus niger – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lathyrus niger – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lathyrus niger – developing inflorescences. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lathyrus niger – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lathyrus niger – cauline leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lathyrus niger – leaf with leaflets. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lathyrus niger – stipules. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Lathyrus niger – habit during fruiting. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lathyrus niger – habit during fruiting. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lathyrus niger – habit during fruiting. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 04.07.2021.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lathyrus niger – pods. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lathyrus niger – pods. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lathyrus niger – pods. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lathyrus niger – pods. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lathyrus niger – habit. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 02.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lathyrus niger – inflorescence. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 02.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lathyrus niger – pods. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 02.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lathyrus niger – pods. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 02.06.2021. 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 