Vitis vinifera L. (syn. Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C.C. Gmelin) Hegi)

Taxonomy: Family: Vitaceae// Genus: Vitis// Species: Vitis vinifera L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Matevski in Micevski (2005) as Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C.C. Gmelin) Hegi, Ill. Fl. Mitteleur. 5: 364 (1925)= Vitis sylvestris C.C. Gmelin, Fl. Bad. 1: 543 (1806). Two forms of Vitis vinifera L. occur in the Osogovo region – theContinue reading “Vitis vinifera L. (syn. Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris (C.C. Gmelin) Hegi)”

Knautia drymeia Heuff. subsp. drymeia

Taxonomy: Fam. Dipsacaceae// Genus: Knautia// Species: Knautia drymeia Heuff./ Subspecies: Knautia drymeia Heuff. subsp. drymeia. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ehrendorfer in Tutin et al. (1976). Lifeform: Perrenial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system. Distribution: Native from Central Europe to Italy and Southeast Europe according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)Continue reading “Knautia drymeia Heuff. subsp. drymeia”

Scleranthus perennis subsp. marginatus (Guss.) Nyman

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Scleranthus// Species: Scleranthus perennis L.// Subspecies: Scleranthus perennis subsp. marginatus (Guss.) Nyman. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1993). Distribution:  Native from Italy and Southeast Europe to Turkey according to distribution information provided by The Euro+Med Plant Base (source: Marhold, 2011+) and the Plants of the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens,Continue reading “Scleranthus perennis subsp. marginatus (Guss.) Nyman”

Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle.

Taxonomy: Fam. Simaroubaceae// Genus: Ailanthus// Species: Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle. Determined according to the key to families provided in Tutin et al. (1976) and the botanical descriptions by Tutin in Tutin et al. (1968) – Simaroubaceae and Tutin in Tutin et al. (1968) –Ailanthus Desf. Lifeform: Perennial, tree; Mesophanerophyte according to the  Raunkiær system. Distribution:  Native to China; introduced elsewhereContinue reading “Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle.”