Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Medicago // Species: Medicago monspeliaca (L.) Trautv. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001) as Trigonella monspeliaca L. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010) is Medicago monspeliaca (L.) Trautv. Lifeform: Annual; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Canary Islands; West, CentralContinue reading “Medicago monspeliaca (L.) Trautv. (syn. Trigonella monspeliaca L.)”
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Allium cyrilli Ten
Taxonomy: Fam. Amaryllidaceae// Genus: Allium// Species: Allium cyrilli Ten. The classification is given according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010). Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1980). Lifeform: Perennial; Geophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Italy, Greece and Turkey according to the distribution information providedContinue reading “Allium cyrilli Ten”
Saxifraga rotundifolia subsp. chrysosplenifolia (Boiss.) D. A. Webb
Taxonomy: Fam. Saxifragaceae// Genus: Saxifraga// Species: Saxifraga rotundifolia L.// Subspecies: Saxifraga rotundifolia subsp. chrysosplenifolia (Boiss.) D. A. Webb. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Webb in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1998). Two subspecies of Saxifraga rotundifolia L. occur in the Osogovo region: Saxifraga rotundifolia L. subsp. rotundifolia and Saxifraga rotundifolia subsp. chrysosplenifolia (Boiss.) D. A. Webb. Distinction between subspecies: –Saxifraga rotundifolia L. subsp. rotundifolia: leaves with thin cartilaginous margin; petioleContinue reading “Saxifraga rotundifolia subsp. chrysosplenifolia (Boiss.) D. A. Webb”
Avena sterilis L. subsp. sterilis
Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Avena// Species: Avena sterilis L.// Subspecies: Avena sterilis L. subsp. sterilis. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980). Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean to East Europe, Pakistan and Kenya, Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (RoyalContinue reading “Avena sterilis L. subsp. sterilis”
Trifolium resupinatum L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Trifolium// Species: Trifolium resupinatum L. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001). Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Mediterranean to Nepal according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew). Habitat: Grasslands andContinue reading “Trifolium resupinatum L.”
Roemeria hybrida (L.) DC.
Taxonomy: Fam. Papaveraceae// Genus: Roemeria// Species: Roemeria hybrida (L.) DC. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993). Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Canary Islands (Fuerteventura), from the Mediterranean to Central Asia and Pakistan according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of theContinue reading “Roemeria hybrida (L.) DC.”
Anthoxanthum aristatum Boiss.
Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Anthoxanthum // Species: Anthoxanthum aristatum Boiss. 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 – dryContinue reading “Anthoxanthum aristatum Boiss.”
Ranunculus psilostachys Griseb.
Taxonomy: Fam. Ranunculaceae// Genus: Ranunculus// Species: Ranunculus psilostachys Griseb. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1985). Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Hungary to the Balkan Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Hörandl & Raab-Straube, 2015) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal BotanicContinue reading “Ranunculus psilostachys Griseb.”
Silene subconica Friv. (syn. Silene conica subsp. subconica (Friv.) Gavioli)
Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Silene// Species: Silene subconica Friv. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993) as Silene conica subsp. subconica (Friv.) Gavioli. In The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold, 2011) this taxon is accepted at the species level – Silene subconica Friv. Habitat: Grasslands and clearings of forests. Distribution: NativeContinue reading “Silene subconica Friv. (syn. Silene conica subsp. subconica (Friv.) Gavioli)”
Cerastium rectum Friv. subsp. rectum
Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Cerastium// Species: Cerastium rectum Friv.// Subspecies: Cerastium rectum Friv. subsp. rectum. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski (1993) and Tutin et al. (1964). Habitat: Clearings of oak forests. Distribution: Native to the Balkan Peninsula according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold, 2011) and the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens,Continue reading “Cerastium rectum Friv. subsp. rectum”