Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Amaral Franco in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (1998).
Lifeform: Perennial, shrub; Nanophanerophyte – microphanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from West and South Europe to Caucasus and Iraq; Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Habitat: Rocky terrains.
Flowering period: Spring: MAY.
Amelanchier ovalis – habit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Amelanchier ovalis – flowering branch. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amelanchier ovalis – flowering branch. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amelanchier ovalis – flowers. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amelanchier ovalis – flowers. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amelanchier ovalis – flowers. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amelanchier ovalis – inflorescence- pedicels and side view of flowers with hypanthium. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amelanchier ovalis – developing fruit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amelanchier ovalis – leaves. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amelanchier ovalis – leaf. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amelanchier ovalis – leaf. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amelanchier ovalis – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amelanchier ovalis – adaxial side of leaves. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amelanchier ovalis – leaf petioles and stipules. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amelanchier ovalis – branches. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amelanchier ovalis – branches. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Amelanchier ovalis – flower size. Scale in mm/cm. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Amelanchier Medicus. do Amaral Franco, J. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 71 – 72.
Amelanchier Medicus. Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1018 – 1019.
