Caucalis platycarpos L.

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Taxonomy: Apiaceae// Genus: Caucalis// Species: Caucalis platycarpos L.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Matevski (2005 – Umbelliferae, key to genera) and Micevski (2005, in Matevski, Caucalis L.).

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 – hill pastures/ dry grasslands, near cultivated land and roadsides.

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.

References:

Caucalis platycarpos. Hand, R. 2011+: Apiaceae. – In: Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/69a5fd3f-e2a9-40bf-9ad8-6839ecb612eb [Accessed 01.01.2026].

Caucalis platycarpos L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:839978-1 [Accessed 19.05.2022].

Micevski, K. 2005. Caucalis L. In Matevski, V. (ed.), The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 6. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1655 – 1656.

Matevski, V. 2005. Umbelliferae (key to genera), The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 6. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1529 – 1534.