Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski (2001) and Coombe (1968 in Tutin et al.).
Lifeform: Annual plant. Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean region to Iraq according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Hill pastures and rocky terrains.
Flowering period: Spring (APR, MAY).
Trifolium sylvaticum– habit. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– habit. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– habit. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– habit. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– habit. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– habit. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– flowering stems. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– inflorescence. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– inflorescence. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– inflorescence. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– inflorescence. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– inflorescence. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– inflorescence. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– flowers. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– flowers. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– stem with leaves. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– stem, leaves and stilpues. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– stem, leaves and stilpues. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– stem, leaves and stilpues. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– leaf. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– abaxial side of leaf. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scaled images. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026.
Trifolium sylvaticum– habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– flowering stem. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– inflorescence. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– inflorescence. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– flowers. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– stem with leaves and stipules. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Trifolium sylvaticum– stem with leaves and stipules. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Coombe, D. E. 1968. Trifolium L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 157–172.
Micevski, K. 2001. Trifolium L., The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1290–1345.
