Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972) as Acinos suaveolens (Sibth. & Sm.) G. Don. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010) is Clinopodium suaveolens (Sm.) Kuntze.
Distribution: Native from Italy and Southeast Europe to Turkey according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Open and dry habitats – hill pastures, dry grasslands, rocky terrains.
Lifeform: Perrenial – hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Late spring – summer: MAY, JUN, JUL.
Clinopodium suaveolens – habit in habitat. Southern foot of Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium suaveolens – habit in habitat. Southern foot of Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium suaveolens – flowering stems. Southern foot of Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium suaveolens -verticillasters. Southern foot of Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium suaveolens – leaves. Southern foot of Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium suaveolens – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium suaveolens – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium suaveolens – flowering stems. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium suaveolens – flowering stems with verticillaters. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium suaveolens – flowering stems with verticillaters. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium suaveolens – flowering stems with verticillaters. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium suaveolens – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium suaveolens -flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium suaveolens – habit in habitat. Southern foot of Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” near Kochani, 05.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium suaveolens – habit. Southern foot of Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” near Kochani, 05.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium suaveolens – flowering stems. Southern foot of Osogovo Mountains, “Kochanski dol” near Kochani, 05.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium suaveolens – flowering stem with verticillasters. Southern foot of Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” near Kochani, 05.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium suaveolens – habit. Hills near Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium suaveolens – flowering stems with verticillasters. Hills near Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium suaveolens – flowering stem. Specimen found in the hilly region near Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium suaveolens – flowering stem. Specimen found in the hilly region near Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium suaveolens close-up. A: leaves; B: flowers; C: flowering stem. Specimen found in the hilly region near Kochani, 10.07.2020 Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium suaveolens. A: flowers; B: leaves. Specimen found in the hilly region near Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Osogovo nature 