Taxonomy: Apiaceae// Genus: Torilis// Species: Torilis leptophylla (L.) Rchb. f.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Cannon (1968 in Tutin at al.) and Micevski (2005 in Matevski).
Lifeform: Annual. Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Mediterranean to West and Central Asia and West Himalaya according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Hill pastures, usually on calcareous soil.
Flowering period: Late spring to summer (MAY, JUN).
Torilis leptophylla– habit. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis leptophylla– habit. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis leptophylla– habit. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis leptophylla– inflorescences. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis leptophylla– inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis leptophylla– inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis leptophylla– inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis leptophylla– inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis leptophylla– inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis leptophylla– inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis leptophylla– fruits. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis leptophylla– fruits. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis leptophylla– fruits. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis leptophylla– fruits. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis leptophylla– fruits. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis leptophylla– stem and leaf. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis leptophylla– stem and leaf. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis leptophylla– stem and leaf. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis leptophylla– stem and leaf. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis leptophylla– stem and leaf. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis leptophylla– leaf. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis leptophylla– adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis leptophylla– upper part of plant with inflorescences. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis leptophylla– fruits (scale in mm) and spine of fruit under magnification. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Cannon, J. F. M. 1968. Torilis Adanson. 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, p. 371–372.
Micevski, K. 2005. Torilis Adans. In Matevski, V. (ed.), The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 6. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1650–1655.
