Taxonomy: Fam. Malvaceae// Genus: Tilia// Species: Tilia tomentosa Moench. The classification is given according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Raab-Straube, 2017+).
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1998).
Lifeform: Perennial, tree up to c. 30 m; Mesophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to the Baltic states, from Central and Southeast Europe to Ukraine and Turkey according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Raab-Straube, 2017+).
Habitat: Thermophilus sites in the zone of oak forests.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.
Tilia tomentosa – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tilia tomentosa – branch with inflorescences. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tilia tomentosa – branch with inflorescences. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tilia tomentosa – branch with inflorescences. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tilia tomentosa – inflorescences. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tilia tomentosa – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tilia tomentosa – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tilia tomentosa – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tilia tomentosa – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tilia tomentosa – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tilia tomentosa – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tilia tomentosa – bract. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tilia tomentosa – leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tilia tomentosa – leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tilia tomentosa – leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tilia tomentosa – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tilia tomentosa – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tilia tomentosa – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tilia tomentosa – leaf petiole. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tilia tomentosa – leaf petiole. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tilia tomentosa – tree crown with brnches. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tilia tomentosa – trunk and branches. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tilia tomentosa – trunk. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tilia tomentosa – trunk. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
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References:
Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
