Taxonomy: Fam. Amaryllidaceae// Genus: Allium// Species: Allium amethystinum Tausch. The classification is given according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010). Determined according to the botanical key provided by Stearn in Tutin et al., 1980. Lifeform: Perennial; Geophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to the Central and East Mediterranean region – Italy andContinue reading “Allium amethystinum Tausch”
Monthly Archives: July 2023
Lilium martagon L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Liliaceae// Genus: Lilium// Species: Lilium martagon L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Matthews (1980 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Bulbous perennial; Geophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Southwest and Central Europe to Mongolia and Russian Far East according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal BotanicContinue reading “Lilium martagon L.”
Orthilia secunda (L.) House subsp. secunda
Taxonomy: Fam. Ericaceae// Genus: Orthilia// Species: Orthilia secunda (L.) House// Subspecies: Orthilia secunda (L.) House subsp. secunda. The classification is given according to The Euro+Med Planbase (Raab-Straube, 2016+). Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Křísa in Tutin et al. (1972) and Micevski in Micevski (1998). Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system. Distribution: Orthilia secunda (L.) House is nativeContinue reading “Orthilia secunda (L.) House subsp. secunda”
Antennaria dioica (L.) Gaertn.
Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Antennaria// Species: Antennaria dioica (L.) Gaertn. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Halliday (1976 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. A dioecious species with separate female and functionally “male” specimens. Note: In male specimens the flowers are morphologically hermafrodite, but functionally male. Distribution: Native to Temperate Eurasia, Aleutian IslandsContinue reading “Antennaria dioica (L.) Gaertn.”
Juniperus communis subsp. nana Syme
Taxonomy: Fam. Cupressaceae// Genus: Juniperus// Species: Juniperus communis L.// Subspecies: Juniperus communis subsp. nana Syme. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Amaral Franco in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1985). Species variability: Two subspecies of Juniperus communis L. occur in the Osogovo region: Juniperus communis subsp. communis L. and Juniperus communis subsp. nana Syme. Distinction between subspecies: Juniperus communis subsp. communis:Continue reading “Juniperus communis subsp. nana Syme”
Vaccinium uliginosum L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Ericaceae// Genus: Vaccinium// Species: Vaccinium uliginosum L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski in Micevski (1998). Lifeform: Perrenial; Nanophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to the Subarctic and Temperate Northern Hemisphere according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: Subalpine pastures. Flowering period: Late spring – early summer: MAY,Continue reading “Vaccinium uliginosum L.”
Jasione orbiculata Velen.
Taxonomy: Fam. Campanulaceae// Genus: Jasione// Species: Jasione orbiculata Velen. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Obradović in Josifović (1974) and Tutin in Tutin et al. (1976). In Flora Europaea (Tutin in Tutin et al., 1976) this taxon was included within Jasione laevis Lam. – Jasione laevis subsp. orbiculata (Griseb. ex Velen.) Tutin, Bot. Jour. Linn.Continue reading “Jasione orbiculata Velen.”
Campanula rotundifolia L. (syn. Campanula jordanovii Ančev & Kovanda)
Taxonomy: Fam. Campanulaceae// Genus: Campanula// Species: Campanula rotundifolia L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Fedorov and Kovanda in Tutin et al. (1976) as Campanula rotundifolia L. and the botanical keys for the Campanula rontundifolia complex by Kovanda and Ančev as Campanula jordanovii Ančev & Kovanda. The later taxon is not accepted in The Euro+Med PlantBaseContinue reading “Campanula rotundifolia L. (syn. Campanula jordanovii Ančev & Kovanda)”
Sedum alpestre Vill.
Taxonomy: Fam: Crassulaceae// Genus: Sedum // Species: Sedum alpestre Vill. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Webb in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski in Micevski (1998). Distribution: Native to Europe and Türkiye according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold, 2011+) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.Continue reading “Sedum alpestre Vill.”
Arenaria biflora L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Arenaria// Species: Arenaria biflora L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Chater and Halliday in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1993). Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system. Distribution: Native from Central and South Europe to Southeast Europe according to to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold,Continue reading “Arenaria biflora L.”