Determined according to the botanical key provided by Fernandes (1976 in Tutin et al.) as Anthemis austriaca Jacq., FI. Austr.5: 22 (1778). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (Greuter, 2006+) is Cota austriaca (Jacq.) Sch. Bip. in Österr. Bot. Wochenbl. 4: 155. 1854.
Lifeform: Annual plant. 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: Pastures and disturbed ground- cultivated land, ruderal areas.
Flowering period: Spring- summer (APR, MAY, JUN).
Locality: hills near Kochani. Date: 07.05.2022.
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].
Fernandes, R. 1976. Anthemis L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds), Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 145–159.
