Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Trifolium// Species: Trifolium medium L.// Subspecies: Trifolium medium subsp. balcanicum Velen.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001).
Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Trifolium medium subsp. balcanicum is native to the Balkan Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010).
Habitat: Edges and clearings of oak forests.
Flowering period: Late spring – summer: MAY, JUN.
Trifolium medium subsp. balcanicum – habit. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium medium subsp. balcanicum – habit. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium medium subsp. balcanicum – habit. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium medium subsp. balcanicum – flowering stem with inflorescence. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium medium subsp. balcanicum – inflorescence. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium medium subsp. balcanicum – inflorescence. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium medium subsp. balcanicum – leaves. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium medium subsp. balcanicum – leaf. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium medium subsp. balcanicum – stem with patent hairs in upper part and stipules. Mountain ridge between artificial lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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