Taxonomy: Apiaceae// Genus: Caucalis// Species: Caucalis platycarpos L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in the The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski and Matevski, 2005).
Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to Central Asia and Afghanistan, Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Open terrains – grasslands, near cultivated land.
Flowering period: Spring – summer: APR, MAY, JUN.
Caucalis platycarpos – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Caucalis platycarpos – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Caucalis platycarpos – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Caucalis platycarpos – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Caucalis platycarpos – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Caucalis platycarpos – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Caucalis platycarpos – umbel with fruits and bracteoles. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Caucalis platycarpos – umbel with fruits and bracteoles. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Caucalis platycarpos – partial umbel with fruits and bracteoles. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Caucalis platycarpos – fruits. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Caucalis platycarpos – fruits. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Caucalis platycarpos – fruits. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Caucalis platycarpos – fruits. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Caucalis platycarpos – stem with cauline leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Caucalis platycarpos – cauline leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Caucalis platycarpos – adaxial side of cauline leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Caucalis platycarpos – adaxial side of cauline leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Caucalis platycarpos – abaxial side of cauline leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Caucalis platycarpos – abaxial side of cauline leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Caucalis platycarpos – basal leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Caucalis platycarpos – basal leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Osogovo nature 