Determined according to the botanical key provided by Matevski in Micevski (2005).
Lifeform: Annual, biennial or perennial; therophyte or hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to North Macedonia and Greece according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and The Euro+Med Plantbase (source: Uotila, 2011+).
Habitat: Open habitats- dry grasslands/ hill pastures on calcareous soil – calcicole species.
Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.
Thesium macedonicum– habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Thesium macedonicum– habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Thesium macedonicum– flowering stem. All parts of the plant are covered with dense hairs. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Thesium macedonicum– flowering stem with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Thesium macedonicum– flowering stem with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Thesium macedonicum– flowering stem with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Thesium macedonicum– flowering stem with developing fruits, leaves, bracts and bracteoles. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Thesium macedonicum– flowering stem with developing fruits. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Thesium macedonicum– stem and leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Thesium macedonicum– plant base. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Thesium macedonicum– habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Thesium macedonicum– habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Thesium macedonicum– habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Thesium macedonicum– stem with fruits. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Thesium macedonicum– stem with fruits. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Thesium macedonicum– stem with fruits. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Thesium macedonicum– stems with fruits. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Thesium macedonicum– stem with fruits. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Thesium macedonicum– stems with fruits. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Thesium macedonicum– stems with fruits. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Thesium macedonicum– stems with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Thesium macedonicum– habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Thesium macedonicum– flowering stem. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Thesium macedonicum– stem with fruits. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Thesium macedonicum– fruits and leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Thesium macedonicum– leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Thesium L. Matevski, V. in Micevski, K. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1683 – 1690.
