Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980).
Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Northwest Africa, South to Southeast Europe according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Habitat: Dry and open habitats – dry grasslands/ pastures.
Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Spring: MAY.
Anthoxanthum aristatum– habitat. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anthoxanthum aristatum– habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anthoxanthum aristatum– habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anthoxanthum aristatum– habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anthoxanthum aristatum– inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anthoxanthum aristatum– inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anthoxanthum aristatum– inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anthoxanthum aristatum– inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anthoxanthum aristatum– inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anthoxanthum aristatum– inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anthoxanthum aristatum– stem with leaf and ligule. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anthoxanthum aristatum– stem with leaf and ligule. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anthoxanthum aristatum– leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anthoxanthum aristatum– leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anthoxanthum aristatum– abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anthoxanthum aristatum– stem node. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anthoxanthum aristatum– plant base- lower part of stem with leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anthoxanthum aristatum– plant base- lower part of stem with leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anthoxanthum aristatum– plant base- lower part of stem with leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Anthoxanthum aristatum– plant base- lower part of stem with leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.