Taxonomy: Fam. Sapindaceae// Genus: Acer// Species: Acer campestre L. The taxonomic classification is given according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Raab-Straube, 2018).
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski and Matevski, 2005).
Lifeform: Bush or small tree; phanerophyte (microphanerophyte) according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to Uzbekistan and Iran, Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Mixed oak forests, woodland.
Flowering period: Spring.
Acer campestre – habit. Osogovo, oak forest in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer campestre – branch. Osogovo, oak forest in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer campestre – branches. Osogovo, oak forest in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer campestre – branches with fruits. Osogovo, oak forest in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer campestre – fruits. Osogovo, oak forest in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer campestre – fruits (samaras). Osogovo, oak forest in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer campestre – fruits (samaras). Osogovo, oak forest in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer campestre – fruits (samaras). Osogovo, oak forest in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer campestre – leaves. Osogovo, oak forest in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Acer campestre – leaves. Osogovo, oak forest in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer campestre – abaxial side of leaves. Osogovo, oak forest in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer campestre – abaxial side of leaves. Osogovo, oak forest in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer campestre – habit. Osogovo Mountains, foot of southern slopes between villages Beli and Nivichani, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer campestre – habit. Osogovo Mountains, foot of southern slopes between villages Beli and Nivichani, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer campestre -branches with fruits. Osogovo Mountains, foot of southern slopes between villages Beli and Nivichani, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer campestre – branches with fruits. Osogovo Mountains, foot of southern slopes between villages Beli and Nivichani, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer campestre – fruits. Osogovo Mountains, foot of southern slopes between villages Beli and Nivichani, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer campestre– fruit (samaras). Fruit is winged achene called “samara”. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer campestre, branch bearing samaras. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski
Osogovo nature 