Taxonomy: Apiaceae// Genus: Caucalis// Species: Caucalis platycarpos L.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Matevski (Umbelliferae – key to genera) and Micevski (Caucalis L.) in Micevski (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 – hill pastures/ 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 L. Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1655 – 1656.
Umbelliferae (key to genera). Matevski, V. in Micevski, K. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1529 – 1534.
