Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1995) as Arabis turrita L., Sp. Pl. 655 (1753). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold, 2011) is Pseudoturritis turrita (L.) Al-Shehbaz, in Novon 15: 522. 2005.
Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Central and South Europe to the east Mediterranean and North Caucasus, Northwest Africa (Algeria) according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Edges and clearings of oak forests, river gorges.
Flowering period: Spring: MAR, APR, MAY.
Pseudoturritis turrita – habit in early spring, with developing flowering stems and stems from previous year with dehisced siliques. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudoturritis turrita – habit during flowering. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudoturritis turrita – upper part of plant with developing inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudoturritis turrita – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudoturritis turrita – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudoturritis turrita – cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudoturritis turrita – basal leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudoturritis turrita – habit during fruiting. Lake “Gradche” (northernmost part of the gorge of “Kochanska” River), 02.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudoturritis turrita – siliques. Lake “Gradche” (northernmost part of the gorge of “Kochanska” River), 02.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudoturritis turrita – habit during flowering (left) and stem with developing inflorescence (right). Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudoturritis turrita – flowers. Lake “Gradche” (northernmost part of the gorge of “Kochanska” River), 10.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudoturritis turrita – plant base- basal leaves and lower part of stem with lower cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2020. Photo by Trajche DimitrovskiPseudoturritis turrita – habit during fruiting (left) and siliques (right). Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 12.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudoturritis turrita – inflorescence with siliques. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudoturritis turrita – inflorescence with siliques. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
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