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 Europe to Turkey and Caucasus, Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (accepted as Valeriana locusta L.).
Habitat: Open terrains – grasslands/ pastures, rocky terrains.
Flowering period: Spring: MAR, APR.
Valerianella locusta – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska’ River, 22.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Valerianella locusta – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska’ River, 22.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Valerianella locusta – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska’ River, 22.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Valerianella locusta – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska’ River, 22.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Valerianella locusta – upper part of plants – flowering stems with inflorescences. Gorge of “Kochanska’ River, 22.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Valerianella locusta – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska’ River, 22.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Valerianella locusta – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska’ River, 22.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Valerianella locusta – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska’ River, 22.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Valerianella locusta – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska’ River, 22.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Valerianella locusta – bracts of inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska’ River, 22.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Valerianella locusta – inflorescence with fruits. Gorge of “Kochanska’ River, 22.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Valerianella locusta – basal leaves and stems with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska’ River, 22.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Valerianella locusta – stem with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska’ River, 22.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Valerianella locusta – stem with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska’ River, 22.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Valerianella locusta – basal leaves and lower cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska’ River, 22.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Valerianella locusta – basal leaves and lower cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska’ River, 22.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Valerianella locusta – basal leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska’ River, 22.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Valerianella locusta – fruits. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Valerianella locusta – transverse section of fruit. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Osogovo nature 