Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976) as Scorzonera mollis M. Bieb., Fl. Taur.-Cauc.3: 522 (1819). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Greuter, 2006+) is Pseudopodospermum molle (M. Bieb.) Kuth., Kavk. Predst. Scorzonerinae: 85. 1978.
Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Southeast Europe and East European Russia to Sinai, Pakistan and North Caucasus according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Hill pastures and clearings of oak forests.
Recorded localities: village of Beli region (08.04.2023; 23.04.2022), village of Pantelej region (20.04.2024; 03.05.2024), Zletovo region- hills between Shtalkovichka River and Zletovska River (25.04.2026; 03.05.2026); hills near village of Orizari (01.05.2026).
Flowering period: Spring (APR).
Localiity: hilly region near village of Beli. Date: 08.04.2023.
Pseudopodospermum molle – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – florets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – florets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – involucre of capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – involucre of capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – involucre of capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – involucre of capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – involucre of capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – spent capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – developing achenes. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – stem. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – stem and leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – stem and leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – abaxial side of leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – tuber. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – tuber. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – tuber. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 08.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Localiity: hilly region near village of Beli. Date: 23.04.2022.
Pseudopodospermum molle – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – fruiting capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – developing achenes. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – lower part of plant – stems with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – stem with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – root stock. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Localiity: village of Pantelej region. Date: 20.04.2024.
Pseudopodospermum molle – habit. Osogovo, village of Pantelej region, 20.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – habit. Osogovo, village of Pantelej region, 20.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – habit. Osogovo, village of Pantelej region, 20.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – habit. Osogovo, village of Pantelej region, 20.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – capitulum. Osogovo, village of Pantelej region, 20.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – involucral bracts. Osogovo, village of Pantelej region, 20.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – fruiting captulum. Osogovo, village of Pantelej region, 20.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – papus of achenes. Osogovo, village of Pantelej region, 20.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – achenes. Osogovo, village of Pantelej region, 20.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, village of Pantelej region, 20.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, village of Pantelej region, 20.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – plant with rootstock. Osogovo, village of Pantelej region, 20.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – tuber. Osogovo, village of Pantelej region, 20.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – tuber. Osogovo, village of Pantelej region, 20.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Localiity: village of Pantelej region. Date: 30.05.2024.
Pseudopodospermum molle – habit. Osogovo, village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – achenes. Osogovo, village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – achenes. Osogovo, village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – achenes. Osogovo, village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – papus of achenes. Osogovo, village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Chater, A. O. 1976. Scorzonera (incl. Gelasia Cass., Podospermum DC.). 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. 317–322.
Pseudopodospermum molle.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/d48544cd-ec9b-491a-bf70-2a0103fb9fcc [Accessed 02.09.2022].
