Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976) as Anthemis austriaca Jacq., FI. Austr.5: 22 (1778). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Greuter, 2006+) is Cota austriaca (Jacq.) Sch. Bip. in Österr. Bot. Wochenbl. 4: 155. 1854.
Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to Iran; Tunisia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Grasslands/pastures and disturbed ground- cultivated land, ruderal areas.
Flowering period: Spring- summer: APR, MAY, JUN.
Cota austriaca – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – flowering stems with capitula. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – flowering stems with capitula. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – capitula. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – capitulum – ligulate and tubular florets. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – receptacle with florets and scales. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – receptacle with florets and scales. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – involucre. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – involucre. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – stems with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – stems with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – stems and leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – stems and leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – capitula. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – capitulum with ligulate and tubular florets. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – involucre. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – stem with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – stem with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – stem and leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – leaf segments. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – habit in senescence stage. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – habit in senescence stage. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – capitulum with ripe achenes. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – capitulum with ripe achenes. Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – achenes. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cota austriaca – achenes. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo, hilly region near Kocani- “Kochanski dol” locality, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Cota austriaca. Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/415685d5-a231-4746-b887-f098e2261ebb [Accessed 11.06.2022].
Osogovo nature 