Alchemilla bulgarica Rothm

Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Alchemilla// Species: Alchemilla bulgarica Rothm.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1998).

Distribution: Native to the Balkan Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Kurtto, 2009+) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Grasslands and clearings of European beech forests in the subalpine belt.

Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

Flowering period: Late spring to early summer: MAY, JUN.

Alchemilla bulgarica – habit in habitat. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – flowering stem with inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – flowering stem with inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – flowering stem with inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – flowering stem with inflorescence and erecto-patent hairs. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – flowering stems with erecto-patent hairs; cauline leaves with stipules. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – stem with erecto-patent hairs; cauline leaf with stipules. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – stem with erecto-patent hairs; cauline leaf with stipules. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – basal leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – basal leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – basal leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – basal leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – basal leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – lobes of basal leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – abaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Alchemilla bulgarica – abaxial side of basal leaf and petiole with erecto-patent hairs. Osogovo, Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Alchemilla bulgarica Rothm. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:720431-1  [Accessed 12.06.2022].

Alchemilla bulgarica. Kurtto, A. (2009+): Rosaceae (pro parte majore). In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/17b4edad-a069-462e-9855-b8d8c36dd86a [Accessed 12.06.2022].

Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.