Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Matevski in Matevski (2021).
Species variability: Two subspecies of Clinopodium vulgare L. occur in the Osogovo region – Clinopodium vulgare L. subsp. vulgare and Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale Bothmer. Distinction between subspecies:
– Clinopodium vulgare L. subsp. vulgare: calyx up to 9,5 mm long with both glandular and eglandular hairs. Lower calyx teeth up to 4 mm, upper teeth up to 2,5 mm long.
– Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale Bothmer: calyx larger – 9,5 to 12 mm long only with eglandular hairs. Lower calyx teeth 4 to 5,5 mm long, upper teeth 2,5 to 4 mm long.
Lifeform: Perennial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.
Distribution: Native from South France to West Asia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Open habitats – grasslands/ pastures, disturbed ground – roadsides, near cultivated land and other ruderal areas.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL, AUG.
Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – flowering stems. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – flowering stems. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – verticillasters. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – verticillaster with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – verticillaster with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – verticillaster with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – verticillaster with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – verticillaster with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – verticillaster with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – verticillaster with flowers; Indumentum of calyx with eglandular hairs under magnification. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – upper cauline leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – abaxial side of upper cauline leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – stems with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – stem with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – stem with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – stem. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – stem. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – flower size. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – flower size. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – flower size. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – flower size. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – flower size. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Clinopodium vulgare subsp. orientale – flower size. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Rod Clinopodium L. Matevski, V. in Matevski, V. The Flora of the RN Macedonia. Vol II, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Skopje 324 – 344.
