Daucus broteri Ten.

Posted byTrajche DimitrovskiPosted inApiaceae, Plant families

Taxonomy: Apiaceae// Genus: Daucus// Species: Daucus broteri Ten.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Heywood (1968 in Tutin et al.) and Micevski (2005 in Matevski).

Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Italy and the Balkan Peninsula to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Hill pastures, dry grasslands and rocky terrains at lower altitudes.

Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL, AUG.

Daucus broteri – habit. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – habit. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – habit. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – umbel. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – umbel. Osogovo, hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – umbel. Osogovo, hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – umbel. Osogovo, hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – umbel. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – partial umbels with flowers. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – partial umbels with flowers. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – partial umbels with flowers. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – partial umbels with flowers. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – central flowers. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – peduncle, bracts of inflorescence, rays with partial umbels and bracteoles. The bracts do not exceed the rays. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – bracts of inflorescence, rays with partial umbels and bracteoles. The bracts do not exceed the rays. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – umbel with fruits. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – umbel with fruits. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – umbel with fruits. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – fruits. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – fruits. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – fruits. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – fruits. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – peduncle and bracts. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – stem with leaf. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – stem with leaf. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – stems with leaves. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – leaf. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – leaf. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – lower part of stem with leaves. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – stem. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Daucus broteri – stem. Osogovo – hilly region near village Beli,  23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Daucus broteri. Hand, R. 2011+: Apiaceae. – In: Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/b0891e15-28ce-4c3d-8fa2-1b156146bb82 [Accessed 03.01.2026].

Daucus broteri Ten. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:841060-1 [Accessed 14.10.2023].

Heywood, V. H. 1968. Daucus L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 373 – 375.

Micevski, K. 2005. Daucus L. In Matevski, V. (ed.), The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 6. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1661–1665.

Last update: 03.01.2026.