Taxonomy: Fam. Primulaceae// Genus: Androsace// Species: Androsace maxima L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1998) and Ferguson (1964 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Annual plant. Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to parts of Europe, Asia and North Africa according to the Plants of the World online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Continue reading “Androsace maxima L.”
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Cardamine hirsuta L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Brassicaceae// Genus: Cardamine// Species: Cardamine hirsuta L. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1995). Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Cosmopolitan (India Biodiversity Portal). Native to most of Europe, parts of Africa and Asia, introduced in North America, South America, Australia, parts of Africa andContinue reading “Cardamine hirsuta L.”
Senecio vulgaris L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Senecio// Species: Senecio vulgaris L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Chater and Walters (1976 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Annual plant. Therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system. Distribution: Native from Europe to Russian Far, China and Arabian Peninsula; Macaronesia; North Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of theContinue reading “Senecio vulgaris L.”
Crocus chrysanthus (Herb.) Herb.
Taxonomy: Fam. Iridaceae// Genus: Crocus// Species: Crocus chrysanthus (Herb.) Herb. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Mathew (1980 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Perennial plant. Geophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from the Balkan Peninsula and Romania to Turkey according to The Euro+Med Database (World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010) and the PlantsContinue reading “Crocus chrysanthus (Herb.) Herb.”
Gagea bohemica (Zauschn.) Schult. & Schult. f. (syn. Gagea saxatilis (Mert. & Koch) Schultes & Schultes fil.)
Taxonomy: Fam. Liliaceae// Genus: Gagea// Species: Gagea bohemica (Zauschn.) Schult. & Schult. f. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Richardson (1980 in Tutin et al.) as Gagea saxatilis (Mert. & Koch) Schultes & Schultes fil. (G. bohemica subsp. saxatilis (Mert. & Koch) Pascher). In The Euro+Med PlantBase (Raab-Straube, Peruzzi & Tison, 2022+), this taxon isContinue reading “Gagea bohemica (Zauschn.) Schult. & Schult. f. (syn. Gagea saxatilis (Mert. & Koch) Schultes & Schultes fil.)”
Galium pseudaristatum Schur
Taxonomy: Fam. Rubiaceae// Genus: Galium// Species: Galium pseudaristatum Schur Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976). Distribution: Balkan peninsula, Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (Marhold, 2011+). Habitat: On Osogovo it is found in clearing and on the edges of oak forests from c. 500 m aboveContinue reading “Galium pseudaristatum Schur”
Daucus carota L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Apiaceae// Genus: Daucus// Species: Daucus carota L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (2005 in Matevski). Lifeform: Biennial plant. Distribution: Macaronesia to North and East Africa, Europe to South China according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: Pastures, dry grasslands and rocky terrains, shrubland, edges and clearingsContinue reading “Daucus carota L.”
Thymus sibthorpii Benth.
Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Thymus// Species: Thymus sibthorpii Benth. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Jalas in Tutin et al. (1972) and Matevski in Matevski (2021). Lifeform: Perennial, chamaephyte according to the Raunkiaer system. Distribution: Native from the Balkan peninsula to Romania and Turkey according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010)Continue reading “Thymus sibthorpii Benth.”
Dianthus gracilis subsp. armerioides (Griseb.) Tutin
Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Dianthus// Species: Dianthus gracilis Sm.// Subspecies: Dianthus gracilis subsp. armerioides (Griseb.) Tutin. Determined according to the botanical key provided by (Micevski, 1993) and Tutin in Tutin et al. (1964). Two subspecies of Dianthus gracilis Sm. occur in the Osogovo region: Dianthus gracilis Sm. subsp. gracilis and Dianthus gracilis subsp. armerioides (Griseb.) Tutin. Distinction between subspecies: –Dianthus gracilis Sm. subsp. gracilis: Epicalyx-scales reaching up toContinue reading “Dianthus gracilis subsp. armerioides (Griseb.) Tutin”
Quercus dalechampii Ten.
Taxonomy: Fam. Fagaceae// Genus: Quercus// Species: Quercus dalechampii Ten. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1993) and Schwarz in Tutin et al. (1964). Lifeform: Perennial, tree; Mesophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Balkan Peninsula, Romania, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Italy, Sardegna, Sicily and Malta according to the Euro+Med Plant Base (source: World Checklist ofContinue reading “Quercus dalechampii Ten.”