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).
Habitat: In the Osogovo region it is found in the oak belt and European beech belt, from the lowland up to c. 1350 m altitude, in clearings and on the edges of forests, rocky and stony ground.
Flowering period: Spring – summer: MAY, JUN, JUL.
Tragopogon balcanicus – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – capitulum. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – capitulum. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – capitulum. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – capitulum. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – capitulum. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – capitulum. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – side view of capitulum with involucral bracts. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – side view of capitulum with involucral bracts. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – spent capitulum. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – developing achenes. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – stems with leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – leaf base. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – stem and leaf base. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – lower part of stems with lower cauline leaves and basal leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski..Tragopogon balcanicus – basal leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 18.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – habit in fruiting stage. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 17.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – achenes. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 17.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – achenes. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 17.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – achenes. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 17.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski..Tragopogon balcanicus – achenes. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 17.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski..Tragopogon balcanicus – papus of achenes. Osogovo – Ponikva (Visoka chuka region), 17.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – habit in habitat. Osogovo – gorge of ‘Kochanska” River, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – stem and capitulum. Osogovo – gorge of ‘Kochanska” River, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – capitulum. Osogovo – gorge of ‘Kochanska” River, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – capitulum. Osogovo – gorge of ‘Kochanska” River, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – side view of capitulum with involucre. Osogovo – gorge of ‘Kochanska” River, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – involucre. Osogovo – gorge of ‘Kochanska” River, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – fruiting capitulum (left), pappus of achenes (center) and body of achenes (right). Osogovo – gorge of ‘Kochanska” River, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – stems with leaves. Osogovo – gorge of ‘Kochanska” River, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – lower part of stem with leaves. Osogovo – gorge of ‘Kochanska” River, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – stem with leaf. Osogovo – gorge of ‘Kochanska” River, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – stem with leaf. Osogovo – gorge of ‘Kochanska” River, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Tragopogon balcanicus – adaxial side of leaf (left), abaxial side of leaf (center) and stem (right). Osogovo – gorge of ‘Kochanska” River, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References
Tragopogon balcanicus Velen. Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Meditrranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=130671&PTRefFk=7000000 [Accessed 30.06.2021].
