Taxonomy: Fam. Valerianaceae// Genus: Valerianella// Species: Valerianella eriocarpa Desv. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976). Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system. Distribution: Native from West and Central Europe to Turkey, North Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal BotanicContinue reading “Valerianella eriocarpa Desv.”
Monthly Archives: April 2022
Ranunculus arvensis L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Ranunculaceae// Genus: Ranunculus// Species: Ranunculus arvensis L. Variability: Ranunculus arvensis L. var. arvensis. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1985). Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Europe to Central Asia, Himalaya and India; North Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).Continue reading “Ranunculus arvensis L.”
Bifora radians M. Bieb.
Taxonomy: Apiaceae// Genus: Bifora// Species: Bifora radians M. Bieb. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski in Matevski (2005). Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Central and South Europe to Iran; Northwest European Russia according to the distribution information provided by Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: Open terrainsContinue reading “Bifora radians M. Bieb.”
Adonis aestivalis L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Ranunculaceae// Genus: Adonis// Species: Adonis aestivalis L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1985). Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Europe (except the north) to Nepal and Xinjiang, Northwest Africa according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: Ruderal areas near cultivated land, disturbed ground. FloweringContinue reading “Adonis aestivalis L.”
Betula pendula Roth
Taxonomy: Fam. Betulaceae// Genus: Betula// Species: Betula pendula Roth. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993). Distribution: Native to the North Hemisphere (Eurasia, Northwest Africa and North America) and Argentina according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: European beechContinue reading “Betula pendula Roth”
Polypodium vulgare L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Polypodiaceae// Genus: Polypodium// Species: Polypodium vulgare L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Valentine in Tutin et al. (1964), Micevski (1985) and Szczęśniak et al. (2015). Note: A morphologically similar species to Polypodium interjectum Shivas, which also occurs in the Osogovo region. Observation of a number of macromorphological features and the micromorphological features ofContinue reading “Polypodium vulgare L.”
Cytisus eriocarpus Boiss. (syn. Chamaecytisus absinthioides (Janka) Kuzmanov)
Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Cytisus// Species: Cytisus eriocarpus Boiss. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Heywood and Frodin (1968 in Tutin et al.) as Cytisus eriocarpus Boiss. According to Micevski (2001), it keys out as Chamaecytisus absinthioides (Janka) Kuzmanov. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010) is Cytisus eriocarpus Boiss. Lifeform: Perrenial; nanophanerophyte accordingContinue reading “Cytisus eriocarpus Boiss. (syn. Chamaecytisus absinthioides (Janka) Kuzmanov)”
Ficaria verna Huds. (syn. Ranunculus ficaria subsp. bulbifer Lawal.)
Taxonomy: Fam. Ranunculaceae// Genus: Ficaria// Species: Ficaria verna Huds. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1985) as Ranunculus ficaria subsp. bulbifer Lawal. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (Hörandl & Raab-Straube, 2015) is Ficaria verna Huds. Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Europe to Turkey and Kazakhstan according to the distribution informationContinue reading “Ficaria verna Huds. (syn. Ranunculus ficaria subsp. bulbifer Lawal.)”
Pulmonaria rubra Schott
Taxonomy: Fam. Boraginaceae// Genus: Pulmonaria// Species: Pulmonaria rubra Schott Determined according to the botanical key and description provided by Matevski (2010). Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from the Carpathians to Balkan Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: Moist and shaded places – edgesContinue reading “Pulmonaria rubra Schott”
Chrysosplenium alternifolium L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Saxifragaceae// Genus: Chrysosplenium// Species: Chrysosplenium alternifolium L.// Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1998). Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Europe to West Siberia and Caucasus according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal BotanicContinue reading “Chrysosplenium alternifolium L.”