Trifolium trichopterum Pančić

Taxonomy: Fam.Fabaceae// Genus: Trifolium// Species: Trifolium trichopterum Pančić

The species was determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001).

Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Balkan Peninsula according to the Euro+Med Plantbase (ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010), Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1968) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).

Habitatat: This species is found in dry and open habitats with sparse vegetation- rocks, rocky terrains with shallow soil.

Flowering period:  Summer (JUN, JUL).

Trifolium trichopterum – habit . Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – habit . Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – habit . Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – habit . Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – habit . Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – habit . Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – habit . Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – habit . Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – upper part of plant with inflorescence . Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – flowering stems. Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – stems with inflorescences. Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – upper part of plant with inflorescences. Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – stem with flowering terminal inflorescences and developing lateral inflorescences. Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – upper part of stem with inflorescences. Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – upper part of stem with inflorescences. Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – inflorescences. Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – inflorescences. Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – inflorescences. Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – inflorescences. Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – stem with cauline leaves. Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – plant base- stems with cauline leaves. Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – stems with cauline leaves. Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – habit in habitat. Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – habit. Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – habit. Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – habit. Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – upper part of plant with inflorescences. Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – flowering heads. Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – flowering heads. Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium trichopterum – plant base. Mountain ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Trifolium trichopterum. The Euro+Med PlantBase. Source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Trifolium+trichopterum [Accessed 28.12.2020]

Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Trifolium trichopterum Pancic. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:523799-1 [Accessed 29.06.2021].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2: Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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