Crepis tectorum L. subsp. tectorum

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Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus:  Crepis// Species:  Crepis tectorum L.// Subspecies: Crepis tectorum L. subsp. tectorum.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Sell (1976 in Tutin et al.) and Gajić (1975 in Josifović).

Lifeform: Annual plant. Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Europe to Russian Far East and the northern part of China according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Pastures in the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari.

Flowering period:  Spring (APR, MAY).

Locality: hills between Kochani and Orizari. Date: 01.05.2026.

Crepis tectorum subsp. tectorum – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum subsp. tectorum – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum subsp. tectorum – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum subsp. tectorum – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum subsp. tectorum – upper part of plant with capitula. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum subsp. tectorum – upper part of plant with capitula. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum subsp. tectorum – upper part of plant with capitula. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum subsp. tectorum – capitulum. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – capitulum. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – capitulum. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – capitulum. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – capitulum. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – involucre. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – involucre. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – involucre. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – involucre. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – fruiting capitula. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – fruiting capitulum. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – stem and leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – stem and leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – stem and leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – stem and leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – stem and leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – adaxial side of leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – abaxial side of leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – abaxial side of leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – basal leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – basal leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Scaled images. Specimens from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari. Date: 01.05.2026.

Crepis tectorum – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – capitula. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – fruiting capitula and developing achenes. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – stem and cauline leaves. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – stem and cauline leaves. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – stem and cauline leaves. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – stem and cauline leaves. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – stem, cauline leaves and basal leaves. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – stem, cauline leaves and basal leaves. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – stem, cauline leaves and basal leaves. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum – indumentum of involucral bracts under magnification. o – outer of bract; i – inner side of bracts. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: hills between Kochani and Orizari. Date: 10.05.2026.

Crepis tectorum subsp. tectorum – habit in fruiting. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum subsp. tectorum – achenes. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum subsp. tectorum – achenes. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum subsp. tectorum – achenes. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Crepis tectorum subsp. tectorum – achenes. Scale in mm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Crepis tectorum. Greuter, W. 2006+: Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von, Compositae. Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/36f4d5f1-b3f3-48e9-ae4b-da4e20665122  [Accessed 14.05.2026].

Crepis tectorum L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:200321-1 [Accessed 14.05.2026].

Crepis tectorum subsp. tectorum. Greuter, W. 2006+: Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von, Compositae. Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/d0022c3f-bf49-4f1f-9b28-e3d2f94b6e13 [Accessed 14.05.2026].

Gajić, M. 1975. Rod Crepis L. In Josifović (ed.), Flora SR Srbije, VII. Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, Beograd, pp. 319-336.

Sell, P. D. 1976. Crepis L. 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 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 344–357.