Taxonomy: Fam. Boraginaceae// Genus: Symphytum// Species: Symphytum bulbosum K. F. Schimp.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Matevski in Matevski (2010).
Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from South Central and South Europe to Türkiye according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Moist and shaded places-river gorges.
Flowering period: Late spring – summer: MAY, JUN.
Symphytum bulbosum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – flowering stem with inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – flowering stem with inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – flowering stem with inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – stem with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – stem with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – cauline leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – vegetative shoots. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – basal leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – basal leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – adaxial side of leaf leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – abaxial side of leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – rhizome with tuberous formation. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – rhizome with tuberous formations. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – rhizome with tuberous formation. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – stem with cauline leaves and inflorescence. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – flowers. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – flowers. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – flowers. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – flowers. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – flower buds. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – basal leaves – vegetative shoot. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – rhizome with tuberous formation. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – rhizome with tuberous formation. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Symphytum bulbosum – rhizome with tuberous formation. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Symphytum L. Matevski, V. in Matevski, V. (2010). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. II, Book 1. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 121 – 126.
Osogovo nature 