Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Salvia// Species: Salvia amplexicaulis Lam.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972).
Habitat: Grasslands and pastures, clearings and edges of forests.
Distribution: Native from Balkan Peninsula to Turkey according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.
Lifeform: Perrenial – hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Spring- summer: MAY, JUN, JUL.
Salvia amplexicaulis– habit in habitat. Osogovo Mountains, mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River, north from lake “Gradche”, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis– habitat (left) and habit (right). Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River, north from lake “Gradche”, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis– flowering stems with inflorescence and upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River, north from lake “Gradche”, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis(inflorescence). Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River, north from lake “Gradche”, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis– inflorescence (left) and verticillasters with flowers (right). Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River, north from lake “Gradche”, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis– lower part of plant. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River, north from lake “Gradche”, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis– habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis– inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis– inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – verticillasters with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli. Photos taken on 06.06.2020 (left) and 31.05.2020 (right) by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis– lower part of stem with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Osogovo nature 