Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (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 during flowering. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 06.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – habit during flowering. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 06.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – branches with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 06.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – branches with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 06.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – branches with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 06.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 06.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 06.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – branches with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 06.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – habit during fruiting. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – branch with fruits. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 06.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla – ripe fruit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 06.03.2021. 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 – 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:
Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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