Taxonomy: Fam. Brassicaceae// Genus: Noccaea// Species: Noccaea kovatsii (Heuff.) F. K. Mey.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1995) as Thlaspi kovatsii Heuff., Flora 36: 624. 1853. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold, 2011) is Noccaea kovatsii (Heuff.) in Feddes Repert. 84: 461. 1973.
Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Balkan Peninsula to Czech Republic and Ukraine according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold, 2011).
Habitat: Grasslands, pastures, clearings of European beech forests in the subalpine belt.
Flowering period: Spring: MAY.
Noccaea kovatsii– habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii– habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii– habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii– habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii– flowering stems with inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii– flowering stems with inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii– flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii– flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii– flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii– flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii– flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii– flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii– flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii– flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii– flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii– stem with upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii– stem with cauline eaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii– lower cauline leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii– adaxial side of cauline leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii– abaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii – plant base- lower part of flowering stems with basal and lower cauline leaves and vegetative stems. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii– vegetative stems. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii– vegetative stems. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii – habit in fruiting stage. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii – habit in fruiting stage. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii – habit in fruiting stage. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii – habit in fruiting stage. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii – silicles. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii – silicles. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii – silicles. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii – silicles. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii – silicles. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii – silicles. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii – silicles. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii – silicles. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii – silicles. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii – silicles. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii – silicles. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii – silicles. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Noccaea kovatsii – lower part of flowering stems and vegetative stems. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, V. (1995). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 3. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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