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 theSE. Europe to Sinai and Pakistan and North Caucasus according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Dry grasslands/ pastures.
Flowering period: Spring: APR.
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 – 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 – 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 – leaves with indumentum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – 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.Pseudopodospermum molle – habit at fruiting. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudopodospermum molle – achenes- outer achenes with scabrid ribs and inner achenes with smooth ribs. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
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].
Osogovo nature 