Determined according to the botanical key provided by Gajić (1975 in Josifović) as Leontodon crispus subsp. asper (W. et K.) Rohl. 1911. SBGW 1: 67. In Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Finch & Sell, 1976 in Tutin et al.) this taxon is included within Leontodon crispus Vill. subsp. crispus. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Greuter, 2006+) is Leontodon biscutellifolius DC., Prodr. 7: 103. 1838.
Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Southeast and East Europe to Transcaucasus and Turkey according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and the The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Greuter, 2006+).
Habitat: Open and dry habitats- dry grassland/ pastures, rocky terrains.
Flowering period: Spring – summer (APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG).
Locality: ridge between Lake Gradche and the Orizarska River. Date: 04.07.2021.
Leontodon biscutellifolius – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Leontodon biscutellifolius – capitulum. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Leontodon biscutellifolius – capitulum. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Leontodon biscutellifolius – involucre of capitulum. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Leontodon biscutellifolius – fruiting capitulum. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Leontodon biscutellifolius – achenes. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Leontodon biscutellifolius – achenes. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Leontodon biscutellifolius – achenes. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Leontodon biscutellifolius – scape with cauline leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Leontodon biscutellifolius – leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Leontodon biscutellifolius – leaf lobes. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Leontodon biscutellifolius – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Leontodon biscutellifolius – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: village of Beli region. Date: 30.04.2022.
Leontodon biscutellifolius – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Leontodon biscutellifolius – capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Leontodon biscutellifolius – capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Leontodon biscutellifolius – involucre of capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Leontodon biscutellifolius – lower part of plant with scapes and leaves Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Leontodon biscutellifolius – lower part of plant with scapes and leaves Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Leontodon biscutellifolius – leaves and scape. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Leontodon biscutellifolius – leaves Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Leontodon biscutellifolius – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Leontodon biscutellifolius – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Leontodon biscutellifolius – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Leontodon biscutellifolius – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scaled images. Specimen from village of Beli region.
Leontodon biscutellifolius – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from village of Beli region. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Leontodon biscutellifolius – capitulum. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Leontodon biscutellifolius – upper part of ovary with shorth hairs. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Leontodon biscutellifolius – involuvral bracts under magnifiction. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Leontodon biscutellifolius – hairs of stem. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Leontodon biscutellifolius – hairs of leaves. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Leontodon biscutellifoliusDC. 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/b976bd78-ecb1-4ec7-8c0c-28750caf1deb [Accessed 31.10.2022].
Finch, R. A. & Sell, P. D. 1976. Leontodon L. (Micrоderis DC.). in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 309–315.
Gajić, M. 1975. Rod Leontodon L. In Josifović (ed.), Flora SR Srbije, VII. Bepgrad: Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, pp. 274–279.
