Plantago arenaria Waldst. & Kit.

Taxonomy: Fam. Plantaginaceae// Genus: Plantago// Species: Plantago arenaria  Waldst. & Kit.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976).

Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Europe to Siberia and Iran, North Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (accepted as Plantago indica L.).

Habitat: Open habitats on gravel or disturbed ground, roadsides, from the lowland up to the subalpine belt.

Flowering period: Summer- fall: JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP.

Plantago arenaria – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 18.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Plantago arenaria – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 18.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Plantago arenaria – inflorescences and leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 18.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Plantago arenaria – inflorescences and leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 18.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Plantago arenaria – fruiting inflorescences. Osogovo – Ponikva, 18.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Plantago arenaria – fruiting inflorescences. Osogovo – Ponikva, 18.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Plantago arenaria – fruiting inflorescences. Osogovo – Ponikva, 18.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Plantago arenaria – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva, 18.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Plantago arenaria – leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 18.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Plantago arenaria – habit. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 08.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Plantago arenaria – habit. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 08.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Plantago arenaria – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 08.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Plantago arenaria – fruiting inflorescences. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 08.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Plantago arenaria – leaf. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 08.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Plantago arenaria – habit. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 06/2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Plantago arenaria – stem with inflorescence and leaves. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 06/2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Plantago arenaria – inflorescence. Osogovo, lake “Gradche”, 06/2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Plantago indica L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:685262-1 [Accessed 30.10.2022].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Anthemis cotula L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus:  Anthemis// Species: Anthemis cotula L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976).

Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Madeira, from Europe to Central and West Asia, North Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Ruderal areas.

Flowering period: Summer – fall: JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT.

Anthemis cotula – habit. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis cotula – capitulum. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis cotula – capitulum. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis cotula – capitulum. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis cotula – involucre of capitulum. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis cotula –spent capitulum. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis cotula – stem with leaves. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis cotula – stem with leaves. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis cotula – stem with leaves. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis cotula – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis cotula – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis cotula – capitulum. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis cotula – receptacle with scalesin the upper half. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis cotula – achenes. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Anthemis cotula L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:177259-1 [Accessed 30.10.2022].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda (Lehm.) Nyman (syn. Potentilla ternata Koch)

Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Potentilla// Species: Potentilla aurea L.// Subspecies: Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda (Lehm.) Nyman.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski in Micevski (1998) as Potentilla ternata Koch, Linnaea 19: 45 (1847). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Kurtto, 2009+) is Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda (Lehm.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur. 1: 225. 1878.

Lifeform:  Perennial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Southeast Europe – the Balkan Peninsula and Romania according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (sorce: Kurtto, 2009+).

Habitat: Open habitats – grasslands, clearings of European beech forests and pastures in the subalpine belt, starting at c. 1500 m altitude up to the highest peaks.

Flowering period:  Late spring -summer, with secondary flushes until fall: MAY, JUN, (-OCT).

Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda – flowering stems. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda – flowering stems. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda – flowering stems. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda – flower. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda – flower. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda – flower. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda – flower. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda – calyx and epicalyx of flower. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda – calyx and epicalyx of flower, upper cauline leaves and stipules. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda – calyx and epicalyx of flower, upper cauline leaves and stipules. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda – stem and cauline leaf with stipules. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda – stem and cauline leaf with stipules. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda – basal leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda – basal leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda – basal leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda – basal leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda – adaxial side of basal leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda – adaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 30.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda  – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 30.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda  – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 30.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda  – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 30.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda  – flower. Osogovo – Ponikva, 30.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda  – flower. Osogovo – Ponikva, 30.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda  – flower. Osogovo – Ponikva, 30.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda  – calyx and epicalyx of flower. Osogovo – Ponikva, 30.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda  – spent flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 30.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda  – leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 30.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda  – leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 30.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda  – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 30.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda  – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 30.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda  – rhizome with stipules. Osogovo – Ponikva, 30.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda  – rhizome with stipules. Osogovo – Ponikva, 30.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 934 – 974.

Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda. Source: Kurtto, A. (2009+): Rosaceae (pro parte majore). In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/f1b44494-5a14-4f3c-bcac-ee21be737f5a [Accessed 30.10.2022].

Last update: 01.06.2023.

Carex divisa Huds.

Taxonomy: Fam. Cyperaceae// Genus: Carex// Species: Carex divisa Huds.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Chater in Tutin et al. (1980).

Distribution: Native from West and Central Europe to West China, the Mediterranean, Eritrea and Arabian Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Habitat: Wet habitats – moist ground, streams and rivers.

Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Late spring -early summer: MAY, JUN.

Carex divisa – habit. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – flowerig stems. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – stems and leaves. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – leaves. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski..
Carex divisa – leaves. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski..
Carex divisa – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – stem. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – basal sheaths. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – habit. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski..
Carex divisa – inflorescence. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence with utricles. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence with utricles. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence with utricles. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – utricles. Osogovo – between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – habit. Near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – flowering stems and leaves. Near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence. Near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence. Near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – habit. Near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – habit. Near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence. Near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence. Near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence. Near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – leaves. Near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – habit. Near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – inflorescence with utricles. Near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – leaves. Near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – leaves. Near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – adaxial side of leaf. Near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex divisa – abaxial side of leaf. Near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Carex divisa Huds. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:299516-1 [Accessed 24.10.2022].

Carex L. Chater, A. O. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 290 – 323.

Last update: 28.12.2023.

Pilosella macrotricha (Boiss.) F. W. Schultz & Sch. Bip. (syn. Hieracium x macrotrichum Boiss.)

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Pilosella// Species: Pilosella macrotricha F. W. Schultz & Sch. Bip.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976) as Hieracium x macrotrichum Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Or. Nov. 1(4): 29. (1844) (Hieracium echioides/ hoppeanum). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Greuter, 2006+) is Pilosella macrotricha (Boiss.) F. W. Schultz & Sch. Bip. in Flora 45: 426. 1862.

Differs from Hieracium echioides Lumn. by the deeply furcate, lax synflorescence with lower number of capitula.

Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from the Balkan Peninsula to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Open and dry habitats – dry grasslands, rocky terrains.

Flowering period: Summer – fall: JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT.

Pilosella macrotricha – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – synflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – synflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – synflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – synflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – involucre of capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – involucre of capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – involucre of capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – spent capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – capitulum with achenes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – achenes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – achenes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – developing capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – peduncle. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – indumentum of peduncle. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – indumentum of upper part of stem and bract. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – indumentum of stem. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – indumentum of stem. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – stem with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – stem with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – stem with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – cauline leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – basal leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – basal leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – basal leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – adaxial side of leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – adaxial side of leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – abaxial side of leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – hairs of basal leaves. Scale in mm. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – hairs of stem. Scale in mm. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Pilosella macrotricha (Boiss.) F.W.Schultz & Sch.Bip. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:238186-1 [Accessed 23.10.2022].

Pilosella macrotricha. Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/0657e6f5-ff60-4441-a466-1c6fd2344ee2 [Accessed 23.10.2022].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Sonchus oleraceus L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Sonchus// Species: Sonchus oleraceus L.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976).

Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Europe, West Asia, Macaronesia, North and West Africa to East Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Disturbed ground – alongside roads, cultivated land, urban and suburban areas.

Flowering period: Spring -fall: MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV.

Sonchus oleraceus – habit. Kochani, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sonchus oleraceus – habit. Kochani, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sonchus oleraceus – flowering stems with capitula. Kochani, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sonchus oleraceus – flowering stems with capitula. Kochani, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sonchus oleraceus – capitula. Kochani, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sonchus oleraceus – capitulum. Kochani, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sonchus oleraceus – capitulum. Kochani, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sonchus oleraceus – capitulum. Kochani, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sonchus oleraceus – involucre of capitulum. Kochani, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sonchus oleraceus – involucre of capitulum. Kochani, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sonchus oleraceus – involucre of capitulum. Kochani, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sonchus oleraceus – achenes. Kochani, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sonchus oleraceus – achenes. Kochani, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sonchus oleraceus – upper cauline leaf. Kochani, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sonchus oleraceus – cauline leaf. Kochani, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sonchus oleraceus – cauline leaf. Kochani, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sonchus oleraceus – lower cauline leaf. Kochani, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sonchus oleraceus – lower cauline leaf. Kochani, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sonchus oleraceus – basal leaves. Kochani, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sonchus oleraceus – basal leaf. Kochani, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sonchus oleraceus – leaf lobes. Kochani, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sonchus oleraceus – adaxial side of leaf. Kochani, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sonchus oleraceus – abaxial side of leaf. Kochani, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sonchus oleraceus – lower part of plant. Kochani, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sonchus oleraceus – stem. Kochani, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Sonchus oleraceus L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:250268-1 [Accessed 23.10.2022].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.

Taxonomy: Fam. Pinaceae// Genus: Picea// Species: Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Amaral Franco in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1985).

Lifeform: Evergreen tree; phanerophyte (megaphanerophyte) according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Europe according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Coniferous plantations in the montane/ subalpine belt and occasionally mixed with European beech. Native to North Macedonia, but not to the Osogovo region. Introduced species used for forestation.

Picea abies – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – branch with twigs. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – branches. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – branches. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – branches. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – spent male inflorescences. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – spent male inflorescences. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – cones. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – cone scales. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – cone scales. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – cone scales. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – cones from the previous year. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – twigs. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – twigs. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – twigs. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – twigs. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – twig with leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – twig with leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – twig with leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – older twigs. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – branch. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – trunk with branches. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – trunk with branches. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – trunk. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – trunk. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Picea abies – trunk. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Micevski, K. (1985). The Flora of SR Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 1. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Picea abies (L.) H.Karst. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:262609-1 [Accessed 18.10.2022].

Picea A. Dietr. Amaral Franco, J. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1964). Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 31.

Isolepis setacea (L.) R. Br. (Scirpus setaceus L.)

Taxonomy: Fam. Cyperaceae// Genus: Isolepis// Species: Isolepis setacea (L.) R. Br.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980) as Scirpus setaceus L., Sp. Pl. 49 (1753). The accepted name in The Euro+Med Plantbase (source: Jiménez-Mejías & Luceño, 2011+) is Isolepis setacea (L.) R. Br., Prodr.: 222. 1810.

Distribution: Native to Temperate and Subtropical Eurasia – Europe, West Asia to to China, Thailand and Himalaya; Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Habitat: Wet habitats – mountain streams, wetlands.

Lifeform: Annual or perennial; therophyte or hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period:  Summer to fall: JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT.

Isolepis setacea – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Isolepis setacea – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Isolepis setacea – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Isolepis setacea – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Isolepis setacea – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Isolepis setacea – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Isolepis setacea – flowering stem. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Isolepis setacea – flowering stem. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Isolepis setacea – flowering stem. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Isolepis setacea – flowering stems. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Isolepis setacea – flowering stems. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Isolepis setacea – flowering stem. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Isolepis setacea – flowering stem. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Isolepis setacea – plant base- leaves with leaf sheaths. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Isolepis setacea – plant base- leaves with leaf sheaths. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Isolepis setacea – plant base- leaves with leaf sheaths. Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Isolepis setacea – nuts. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo, Ponikva, 16.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Isolepis setacea. Jiménez-Mejías, P. & Luceño, M. (2011+): Cyperaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/5d683b38-3a9f-4079-b8f0-1cb5fd623777 [Accessed 18.10.2022].

Isolepis setacea (L.) R.Br. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:309559-1 [Accessed 18.10.2022].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis (A. Kern.) Gugler (syn. Centaurea stenolepis A. Kern.)

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Centaurea// Species: Centaurea phrygia L.// Subspecies: Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis (A. Kern.) Gugler.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Gajić in Josifović (1975), Dostál in Tutin et al. (1976) and Koutecký (2007) – the taxon is variously accepted at subspecific level or considered a separate species (Centaurea stenolepis A. Kern., Österr. Bot. Z. 22: 45. 1872). In The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Greuter, 2006+) it is given a subspecific rank – Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis (A. Kern.) Gugler in Ann. Hist.-Nat. Mus. Natl. Hung. 6: 168. 1907.

Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Italy and Central Europe to Ukraine and Turkey according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Greuter, 2006+).

Habitat:  Clearings of oak forests. Found at elevation of c. 900 m.

Flowering period: Summer: JUL, AUG.

Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis – upper part of stem with capitula. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis – upper part of stem with capitula. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis – upper part of stem with capitula. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis – upper part of stem with capitula. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis – upper part of stem with capitula. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis – capitulum. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis – capitulum. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis – capitula. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis – capitulum and upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis – upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis – upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis – stem with middle leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis – stem with lower and middle cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis – stem with lower cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis – stem with lower cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis – plant base. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis – basal leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis – achenes. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Centaurea L. Dostál, J. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 254 – 301.

Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis (A.Kern.) Gugler. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77253703-1 [Accessed 14.10.2022].

Centaurea phrygia subsp. stenolepis. Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/78d83bcd-272f-4749-b1af-8b5d3733f2b5 [Accessed 14.10.2022].

Kouteck, P. (2007). Morphological and ploidy level variation of Centaurea phrygia AGG. (Asteraceae) in the Czech Republic, Sovakia and Ukraine. Folia Geobotanica 42(1), 77–102. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/226265648_Morphological_and_ploidy_level_variation_of_Centaurea_phrygia_AGG_Asteraceae_in_the_Czech_Republic_Sovakia_and_Ukraine [Accessed 14.10. 2022].

Rod Centaurea L. Gajić, M. in Josifović (1975). Flora SR Srbije VII. Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, Beograd, pp. 229-264.

Hieracium heldreichii Boiss.

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Hieracium// Species: Hieracium heldreichii Boiss.

Determined according to Sell and West in Tutin et al., 1976 (Flora Europaea Vol. 4) and Gajić in Josifović, 1975 (Flora SR Srbije VII).

Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to the Balkan Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Greuter, 2006+) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Edges of European Beech forests at c. 1550 m altitude, on rocky/ stony ground with shallow soil.

Flowering period: Late summer: AUG (-SEP).

Hieracium heldreichii  – habit in habitat. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – habit in habitat. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – capitulum. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – florets. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – florets. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – involucral bracts. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – peduncle and capitulum with involucral bracts. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – spent capitulum. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – upper part of stem with upper cauline leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – upper part of stem. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – middle part of stem with branches and leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – middle part of stem with branch and leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – middle cauline leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – lower part of stem. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – lower part of stem with dense subplumose hairs in the zone of the lower cauline leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – lower part of stem with dense subplumose hairs in the zone of the lower cauline leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – lower cauline leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – lower cauline leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – young plant. Osogovo, Ponikva, 27.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 27.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – flowering stem with developing, spent and fruiting capitula. Osogovo, Ponikva, 27.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – fruiting capitulum. Osogovo, Ponikva, 27.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – achenes. Osogovo, Ponikva, 27.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – upper part of stem. Osogovo, Ponikva, 27.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  –stems with branches and leaves . Osogovo, Ponikva, 27.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 27.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 27.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – subplumose hairs of abaxial side of leaf. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – subplumose hair of abaxial side of leaf. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hieracium heldreichii  – subplumose hair of abaxial side of leaf. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Hieracium heldreichii Boiss. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:218280-1 [Accessed 13.10.2022].

Hieracium heldreichii. Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/e81fa133-7d3d-49d7-82c7-7fba8ef39207 [Accessed 13.10.2022].

Hieracium L. (incl. Pilosella Hill.). Sell, P. D. & West., C. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 358 – 410.

Rod Hieracium L. Gajić, M. in Josifović (1975). Flora SR Srbije VII. Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, Beograd, pp. 336-465.