Author Archives: Trajche Dimitrovski

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Achillea// Species: Achillea nobilis L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Richardson (1976 in Tutin et al.). Note: The Osogovo population has white ligules, corresponding to subsp. nobilis. According to Richardson (1976 in Tutin et al.) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (Greuter, 2006+) this taxon does not occur on the Balkan Peninsula. Instead, forContinue reading “Achillea nobilis L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Amaryllidaceae// Genus: Allium// Species: Allium albanicum Brullo & al. The classification is given according to The Euro+Med PlantBase. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Brullo et al. (2019) and Tan and Strid (2025). Note: Allium albanicum is a newly described species (Brullo et al., 2019), separated from the historically more widely treated Allium meteoricum Heldr.Continue reading “Allium albanicum Brullo & al.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Inula// Species: Inula ensifolia L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ball and Tutin (1976 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Europe to Caucasus according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (accepted as Pentanema ensifoliumContinue reading “Inula ensifolia L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Scrophulariaceae// Genus: Verbascum// Species: Verbascum lesnovoensis Micevski. Local endemic from a restricted range in North Macedonia, first described from Osogovo – Lesnovo by Micevski (1996). Lifeform: Biennial plant – first year of the life cycle is vegetative (basal rosette stage). Flowering and fruiting occur in the second year. Distribution: North Macedonia – local endemic from the south-western part ofContinue reading “Verbascum lesnovoensis Micevski”

Taxonomy: Fam. Brassicaceae// Genus:  Noccaea// Species: Noccaea lutescens Velen. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski (1995) and Clapham (1964 in Tutin et al.) as Thlaspi ochroleucum Boiss. & Heldr. In both sources, Thlaspi lutescens Velen. is included in T. ochroleucum. According to the new concept and synopsis of Noccea (Schenbaz, 2014), these two taxa areContinue reading “Noccaea lutescens Velen.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus:  Picris// Species: Picris pauciflora Willd. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Sell in Tutin et al. (1976). Lifeform: Annual plant. Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Europe to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: Rocky terrains, edges ofContinue reading “Picris pauciflora Willd.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Ranunculaceae// Genus: Delphinium// Species: Delphinium fissum Waldst. & Kit. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1985). Lifeform: Perennial. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from South Europe to Crimean Peninsula and east Mediterranean according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Garden, Kew). Habitat:  Sparse woods and shrubland inContinue reading “Delphinium fissum Waldst. & Kit.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Catapodium// Species: Catapodium rigidum (L.) C. E. Hubb.// Subspecies: Catapodium rigidum (L.) C. E. Hubb. subsp. rigidum. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Stace (1980 in Tutin et al.) as Desmazeria rigida (L.) Tutin subsp. rigida. The accepted name in The Euro+Med Plantbase (Valdés et al., 2009+) is Catapodium rigidum (L.) C.Continue reading “Catapodium rigidum (L.) C. E. Hubb. subsp. rigidum (syn. Desmazeria rigida (L.) Tutin subsp. rigida)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Brassicaceae// Genus: Odontarrhena// Species: Odontarrhena corymbosoidea (Formánek) Španiel & al. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1995) and Ball et al. (1964 in Tutin et al.) as Alyssum corymbosoides Formánek. The accepted name in The Euro+Med Plantbase (Marhold, 2011+) is Odontarrhena chalcidica (Janka) Španiel & al. Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: NativeContinue reading “Odontarrhena corymbosoidea (Formánek) Španiel & al. (syn. Alyssum corymbosoides Formánek)”

Taxonomy: Apiaceae// Genus: Hellenocarum// Species: Hellenocarum strictum (Griseb.) Hand. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Tutin (1968 in Tutin at al.) and Micevski and Matevski (2005 in Matevski) as Carum multiflorum subsp. strictum (Griseb.) Tutin. The accepted name in The Euro+Med Plantbase (Hand, 2011+) is Hellenocarum strictum (Griseb.) Hand. Lifeform: Perennial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.Continue reading “Hellenocarum strictum (Griseb.) Hand (syn. Carum multiflorum subsp. strictum (Griseb.) Tutin)”