Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Matevski, 2010).
Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean to South Central Europe according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.
Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Habitat: Dry and open habitats- grasslands, pastures and rocky terrains.
Flowering period: Spring: MAR, APR, MAY.
Alkanna tinctoria – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Alkanna tinctoria – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorge of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 10.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Alkanna tinctoria – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorge of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 10.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Alkanna tinctoria – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorge of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 10.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Alkanna tinctoria – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorge of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 10.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Alkanna tinctoria – flowering stem with inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorge of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 10.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Alkanna tinctoria – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorge of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 10.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Alkanna tinctoria – habit in habitat. Hills on the periphery of Kochani, 06.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Alkanna tinctoria – habit. Hills on the periphery of Kochani, 06.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Alkanna tinctoria – habit. Hills on the periphery of Kochani, 06.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Alkanna tinctoria – habit. Hills on the periphery of Kochani, 06.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Alkanna tinctoria – flowering stem with inflorescence. Hills on the periphery of Kochani, 06.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Alkanna tinctoria – flowering stem with inflorescence. Hills on the periphery of Kochani, 06.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Alkanna tinctoria – flowering stem with inflorescence. Hills on the periphery of Kochani, 06.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Alkanna tinctoria – inflorescence. Hills on the periphery of Kochani, 06.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Alkanna tinctoria – inflorescence. Hills on the periphery of Kochani, 06.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Alkanna tinctoria – inflorescence. Hills on the periphery of Kochani, 06.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Alkanna tinctoria (habit). Osogovo Mountains, “Kochanski dol” near Kochani, 05.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alkanna tinctoria (habit). Osogovo Mountains, “Kochanski dol” near Kochani, 05.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alkanna tinctoria – inflorescence. Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” near Kochani, 05.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alkanna tinctoria – inflorescence. Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” near Kochani, 05.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alkanna tinctoria – inflorescence. Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” near Kochani, 05.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alkanna tinctoria – flowers. Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” near Kochani, 05.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alkanna tinctoria – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo Mountains, “Kochanski dol” near Kochani, 05.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alkanna tinctoria (basal rosette). Osogovo Mountains, “Kochanski dol” near Kochani, 05.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alkanna tinctoria – basal leaves. Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” near Kochani, 05.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alkanna tinctoria – basal leaves. Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” near Kochani, 05.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski
Osogovo nature 