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.
