Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii (Lacaita) Greuter & Burdet

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Taxonomy: Fam. Boraginaceae// Genus: Cynoglossum// Species: Echium italicum L.// Subspecies: Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii (Lacaita) Greuter & Burdet

Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Matevski, 2010).

Distribution: Native from France to East Europe, Turkey to Central Asia (Kirgizstan) 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: Open habitats- grasslands, rocky terrains, disturbed ground, alongside roads, waste places.

Flowering period:  Summer: JUN, JUL.

Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – inflorescence with flowers. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – basal and cauline leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 06.2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – inflorescence with flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 06.2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – inflorescence with flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 06.2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – lower part of plant. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 06.2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii (Lacaita) Greuter & Burdet. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:919878-1 [Accessed 04.12.2021].

Matevski, V. (2010). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. II, Book 1. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

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