Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Trifolium// Species: Trifolium leucanthum M. Bieb.//
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Coombe in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski (2001).
Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Mediterranean to Caucasus according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010) and the Plants of the World Online (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Grasslands/ pastures, clearings of oak forests.
Flowering period: Late spring – summer: MAY, JUN.
Trifolium leucanthum – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – flowering stems. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – inflorescences and opposite upper leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – inflorescences. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – inflorescences. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – inflorescences. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – side view of flowers (calyces); calyx tooth with 3 veins. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – opposite upper leaves and peduncles of inflorescences. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – opposite upper leaves and peduncle of inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – upper leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – upper leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – abaxial side of upper leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – stem, leaves, stipules and peduncles. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – stems with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – stems with middle leaf and stipules. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – stems with middle leaf and stipules. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – stipules. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – lower cauline leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – lower cauline leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – stems and lover cauline leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – stem. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – plant base and root. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – plant base and root. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – root. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium leucanthum – fruiting calyx. Scale in mm. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Trifolum L. Coombe, D. E. in Raven, P.H. 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. 157 – 172.
Trifolium L. Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1290-1345.
Osogovo nature 