Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Cydonia// Species: Cydonia oblonga Mill. Lifeform: Tree; Phanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Caucasus to Central Asia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Not native to the Osogovo region – introduced and cultivated for its fruit (quince). Habitat: Commonly cultivated fruit tree.Continue reading “Cydonia oblonga Mill.”
Monthly Archives: April 2024
Cardamine flexuosa With.
Taxonomy: Fam. Brassicaceae// Genus: Cardamine// Species: Cardamine flexuosa With. Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Jones in Tutin et al. (1964), Jovanović-Dunjić in Josifović (1972) and Micevski in Micevski (1995). Note: A somewhat similar species to Cardamine hirsuta L. Both species occur in the Osogovo region and differ in aContinue reading “Cardamine flexuosa With.”
Equisetum arvense L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Equisetaceae// Genus: Equisetum// Species: Equisetum arvense L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Tutin in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1985). Lifeform: Perrenial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system. Distribution: Native to the Subarctic and Temperate Northern Hemisphere according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).Continue reading “Equisetum arvense L.”
Fritillaria gussichiae (Degen & Dörfl.) Rix
Taxonomy: Fam. Liliaceae// Genus: Fritillaria// Species: Fritillaria gussichiae (Degen & Dörfl.) Rix. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Rix (1980 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Bulbous perennial. Geophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to the Balkan Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and TheContinue reading “Fritillaria gussichiae (Degen & Dörfl.) Rix”