Echinops microcephalus Sm.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Echinops// Species: Echinops microcephalus Sm.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976).

Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Southeast Europe to Turkey according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Dry and open habitats- dry grassland/ hill pastures.

Flowering period: Summer-autumn: AUG, SEP.

Echinops microcephalus – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echinops microcephalus – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echinops microcephalus – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echinops microcephalus – inflorescence with capitula. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echinops microcephalus – inflorescence with capitula. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echinops microcephalus – capitula. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echinops microcephalus – inflorescence with spent capitula. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echinops microcephalus – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echinops microcephalus – cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echinops microcephalus -adaxial and abaxial side of cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echinops microcephalus – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echinops microcephalus – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echinops microcephalus – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echinops microcephalus – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Echinops microcephalus Sm. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:202585-1 [Accessed 17.01.2022].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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