Chrozophora tinctoria (L.) A. Juss.

Taxonomy: Fam. Euphorbiaceae// Genus: Chrozophora// Species: Chrozophora tinctoria (L.) A. Juss. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Tutin in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski (1998). Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean to Central Asia and Northwest India according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat:  Cultivated ground.Continue reading “Chrozophora tinctoria (L.) A. Juss.”

Hyoscyamus niger L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Solanaceae// Genus: Hyoscyamus// Species: Hyoscyamus niger L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972). Distribution: Native to Temperate Eurasia – to Pakistan, Himalaya and China; Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, kew). Habitat: Disturbed ground- roadsides, waste places and otherContinue reading “Hyoscyamus niger L.”

Brachypodium distachyon (L.) P. Beauv.

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Brachypodium// Species: Brachypodium distachyon (L.) P. Beauv. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980). Distribution: Native from South Europe and Ukraine to India and Southwest China (Tibet); Western Sahara; Egypt to Ethiopia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portalContinue reading “Brachypodium distachyon (L.) P. Beauv.”

Sagina saginoides (L.) H. Karst

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Sagina// Species: Sagina saginoides (L.) H. Karst. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993). Distribution: Native to the Temperate Northern Hemisphere- North America to Mexico; Eurasia to India and Jawa; Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portalContinue reading “Sagina saginoides (L.) H. Karst”

Briza media L. subsp. media

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Briza// Species: Briza media L.// Subspecies: Briza media L. subsp. media. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980). Distribution: Native to Macaronesia; Northwest Africa; from Europe to Siberia and Iran; Himalayas to South Central China according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the WorldContinue reading “Briza media L. subsp. media”

 Polygala supina subsp. rhodopea (Velen.) McNeill (syn. Polygala rhodopea (Velen.) Janch.)

Taxonomy: Fam. Polygalaceae// Genus: Polygala// Species: Polygala supina Schreb.// Subspecies:  Polygala supina subsp. rhodopea (Velen.) McNeill. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski and Matevski, 2005) as Polygala rhodopea (Velen.) Janch. The accepted name in The Euro+Med Plantbase (source: Raab-Straube, 2018+) is  Polygala supina subsp. rhodopea (Velen.) McNeill. Lifeform: Perennial;Continue reading “ Polygala supina subsp. rhodopea (Velen.) McNeill (syn. Polygala rhodopea (Velen.) Janch.)”

Digitalis grandiflora Mill.

Taxonomy: Fam. Plantaginaceae// Genus: Digitalis// Species: Digitalis grandiflora Mill. The classification is given according to the Euro+Med PlanBase (source: Marhold, 2011+). Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 3 (Tutin et al., 1972). Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from France to Southeast Europe, North Caucasus and West Siberia according to the distributionContinue reading “Digitalis grandiflora Mill.”

Lathyrus pratensis L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Lathyrus // Species: Lathyrus pratensis L. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001). Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Europe to Siberia, Mongolia, China, Himalaya and India; Yemen; Africa- Morocco and Ethiopia according to distribution information provided by the Plants of TheContinue reading “Lathyrus pratensis L.”

Lathyrus grandiflorus Sibth. & Sm

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Lathyrus // Species: Lathyrus grandiflorus Sibth. & Sm. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001). Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Italy and the Balkan Peninsula according to distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010)Continue reading “Lathyrus grandiflorus Sibth. & Sm”

Cuscuta epithymum (L.) L. subsp. epithymum

Taxonomy: Fam. Convolvulaceae// Genus: Cuscuta// Species: Cuscuta epithymum (L.) L.// Subspecies: Cuscuta epithymum (L.) L. subsp. epithymum. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Matevski, 2010). Lifeform: Annual, Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system; Parasite. Distribution: Native from Europe to West Siberia, Xinjiang (China) and Iran; North Africa according to the distributionContinue reading “Cuscuta epithymum (L.) L. subsp. epithymum”