Taxonomy: Fam. Dipsacaceae// Genus: Knautia// Species: Knautia integrifolia (L.) Bertol. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976).
Distribution: Native from South Europe to Israel according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Open habitats- grassland, bushland, clearings of forests.
Lifeform: Annual, therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.
Flowering period: Spring- summer: MAY, JUN.
Knautia integrifolia– habit in habitat. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– branch with developing capitula. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– developing capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– capitulum with involucral bracts. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– capitulum with involucral bracts. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– involucre. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– fruiting capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– lower part of plant with lower cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– lower cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– lower cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– adaxial side of lower cauline leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– basal leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– basal leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– habit. Osogovo, near lake “Grache”, 02.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– capitulum. Osogovo, near lake “Grache”, 02.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– capitulum. Osogovo, near lake “Grache”, 02.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Knautia integrifolia– stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, near lake “Grache”, 02.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia integrifolia– stem with upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, near lake “Grache”, 02.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia intergrifolia– upper part of plant with capitula. Hilly region near village of Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia intergrifolia– capitulum. Hilly region near village of Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia intergrifolia– capitulum. Hilly region near village of Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia intergrifolia– inflorescence close-up. Hilly region near village of Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia intergrifolia– fruiting inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Knautia intergrifolia– fruiting inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Osogovo nature 