Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Tragopogon// Species: Tragopogon balcanicus Velen. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Richardson in Tutin et al. (1976). Lifeform: Biennial. Distribution: Native to Southeast Europe (the Balkan Peninsula and Romania) according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Greuter, 2006+) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).Continue reading “Tragopogon balcanicus Velen.”
Monthly Archives: November 2023
Mentha pulegium L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Mentha// Species: Mentha pulegium L. Determined according to the botanical keys by Harley in Tutin et al. (1972) and Kostadinovski in Matevski (2021). Lifeform: Perennial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system. Distribution: Native to Macaronesia; the Mediterranean, West and Central Europe to South European Russia and Iran; Ethiopia according to the distribution information provided by theContinue reading “Mentha pulegium L.”
Inula aspera Poir. (syn. Inula salicina subsp. aspera (Poiret) Hayek)
Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Inula// Species: Inula aspera Poir. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ball and Tutin (1976 in Tutin et al.) as Inula salicina subsp. aspera (Poiret) Hayek, Prodr. Fl. Penins. Balcan. 2: 602 (1931). In The Euro+Med PlantBase (Greuter, 2006+) this taxon is accepted at the species rank – Inula aspera Poir. in Lamarck,Continue reading “Inula aspera Poir. (syn. Inula salicina subsp. aspera (Poiret) Hayek)”