Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Pilosella// Species: Pilosella macrotricha F. W. Schultz & Sch. Bip.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976) as Hieracium x macrotrichum Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Or. Nov. 1(4): 29.(1844) (Hieracium echioides/ hoppeanum). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Greuter, 2006+) is Pilosella macrotricha (Boiss.) F. W. Schultz & Sch. Bip. in Flora 45: 426. 1862.
Differs from Hieracium echioides Lumn. by the deeply furcate, lax synflorescence with lower number of capitula.
Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from the Balkan Peninsula to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Open and dry habitats – dry grasslands, rocky terrains.
Pilosella macrotricha – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pilosella macrotricha – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pilosella macrotricha – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Pilosella macrotricha – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – synflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – synflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – synflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – synflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – involucre of capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – involucre of capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – involucre of capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – spent capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – capitulum with achenes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – achenes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – achenes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – developing capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – peduncle. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – indumentum of peduncle. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – indumentum of upper part of stem and bract. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – indumentum of stem. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – indumentum of stem. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – stem with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – stem with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – stem with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – cauline leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – basal leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – basal leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – basal leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – adaxial side of leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – adaxial side of leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – abaxial side of leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – hairs of basal leaves. Scale in mm. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pilosella macrotricha – hairs of stem. Scale in mm. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha. 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/0657e6f5-ff60-4441-a466-1c6fd2344ee2 [Accessed 23.10.2022].
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