Determined according to the botanical key and description provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Matevski, 2010).
Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Central Europe to Italy, East Europe and Turkey according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Moist and shaded places in forests, near streams and rivers.
Flowering period: Late spring – summer: MAY, JUN.
Symphytum tuberosum subsp. angustifolium – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum tuberosum subsp. angustifolium – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum tuberosum subsp. angustifolium – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum tuberosum subsp. angustifolium – stem with cauline leaves and inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum tuberosum subsp. angustifolium – stem with cauline leaves and inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum tuberosum subsp. angustifolium – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum tuberosum subsp. angustifolium – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum tuberosum subsp. angustifolium – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum tuberosum subsp. angustifolium – flower buds. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum tuberosum subsp. angustifolium – leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum tuberosum subsp. angustifolium – adaxial side of leaf leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum tuberosum subsp. angustifolium – abaxial side of leaf leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum tuberosum subsp. angustifolium – rhizome. Osogovo, Ponikva, 08.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
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Symphytum tuberosum subsp. angustifolium – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum tuberosum subsp. angustifolium – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum tuberosum subsp. angustifolium – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum tuberosum subsp. angustifolium – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum tuberosum subsp. angustifolium – flowering stem. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum tuberosum subsp. angustifolium – stem with leavex and inflorescence rhizome. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum tuberosum subsp. angustifolium – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum tuberosum subsp. angustifolium – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum tuberosum subsp. angustifolium – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum tuberosum subsp. angustifolium – rootstock with rhizome. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum tuberosum subsp. angustifolium – rootstock with rhizome. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum tuberosum subsp. angustifolium – rootstock with rhizome. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Matevski, V. (2010). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. II, Book 1. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Osogovo nature 