Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski in Micevski (1998) as Prunus spinosa var. dasyphylla Schur, nomencl. ref.: Enum. Pl. Transs. 178 (1866). In The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Kurtto, 2009) this taxon is accepted at the subspecies level – Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla (Schur) Domin, nomencl. ref.: in Bull. Int. Acad. Tchéque Sci., Cl. Sci. Math. Nat. Méd. 54(27): 15. 1944.
Lifeform: Shrub; Phanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to central Asia and Iran, Northwest Africa according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Grasslands, shrublands, edges and clearings of forests.
Flowering period: Spring: MAR, APR.
Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – branches with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – flower buds. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – habit during fruiting. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – habit during fruiting. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – habit during fruiting. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – branch with fruits. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – branch with fruits. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – fruits and twig. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – branch with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – branch with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – habit during flowering. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – habit during flowering. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – habit during fruiting. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – habit during fruiting. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – habit during fruiting. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – habit during fruiting. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – habit during fruiting. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – branches with leaves and unripe fruits. Osogovo Mountains near village Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – branches with leaves and fruits. Osogovo Mountains near village Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – branches with leaves and fruits. Osogovo Mountains near village Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – branch with leaves and thorns. Osogovo Mountains near village Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – branch with leaves and thorns. Osogovo Mountains near village Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Prunus L. Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1027-1035.
