Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976).
Distribution: Native to Canary Islands, France, Mediterranean to Iran and Afghanistan according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Open and dry habitats- grassland and bushland, alongside roads.
Lifeform: Annual, therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.
Flowering period: Summer- autumn: JUL, AUG, SEP.
Picnomon acarna – habit. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – habit. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – developing inflorescence surrounded by upper cauline leaves. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – developing inflorescence surrounded by upper cauline leaves. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski. Picnomon acarna – cauline leaves. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – cauline leaf. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – habit at end of life cycle (senescence). Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – inflorescence with capitula. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – fruiting inflorescenc. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – fruiting inflorescence. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – spent capitulum. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – inflorescence with capitula. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – achene with pappus of plumose hairs. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – achene with pappus of plumose hairs. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – pappus of plumose hairs. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – inflorescence with flowering and fruiting capitula. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – flowering capitulum. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – flowering capitulum. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – flowering capitulum. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – fruiting capitula. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – fruiting capitulum. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – fruiting capitula. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – leaf senescence during fruiting. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna -habit. Mountain ridge between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and “Kochanski dol”, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna-upper cauline leaves. Mountain ridge between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and “Kochanski dol”, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – stem with upper cauline leaves. Mountain ridge between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and “Kochanski dol”, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – developing inflorescence surrounded by upper cauline leaves . Mountain ridge between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and “Kochanski dol”, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – developing inflorescence surrounded by upper cauline leaves . Mountain ridge between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and “Kochanski dol”, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – habit. Osogovo, near vilage of Nivichani, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Picnomon acarna – inflorescence with fruiting capitula. Osogovo, near vilage of Nivichani, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Osogovo nature 