Category Archives: Boraginaceae

Taxonomy: Fam. Boraginaceae// Genus: Cynoglossum// Species: Echium italicum L.// Subspecies: Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii (Lacaita) Greuter & Burdet Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Matevski, 2010). Distribution: Native from France to East Europe, Turkey to Central Asia (Kirgizstan) according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the WorldContinue reading “Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii (Lacaita) Greuter & Burdet”

Taxonomy: Fam. Boraginaceae// Genus: Cynoglossum// Species: Cynoglossum officinale L. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Matevski, 2010). Distribution: Native from Europe to West and South Siberia and Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal. Lifeform:  Biennial. The first year of the life cycleContinue reading “Cynoglossum officinale L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Boraginaceae// Genus: Cerinthe// Species: Cerinthe minor L.// Subspecies: Cerinthe minor subsp. auriculata (Ten.) Domac Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Matevski, 2010). Distribution: Native from France to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal. Lifeform:  Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the RaunkiærContinue reading “Cerinthe minor subsp. auriculata (Ten.) Domac”

Taxonomy: Fam. Boraginaceae// Genus: Anchusa// Species: Anchusa azurea Mill. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Matevski, 2010) as Anchusa italica Retz. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Valdés, 2011) is Anchusa azurea Mill. Distribution: Native from East Central Europe to the Mediterranean and West Himalaya according to theContinue reading “Anchusa azurea Mill. (syn. Anchusa italica Retz.)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Boraginaceae// Genus: Buglossoides// Species: Buglossoides arvensis (L.) I. M. Johnst. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Matevski in Matevski (2010). Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, North Africa to Arabian Peninsula, Temperate Eurasia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal. Habitat: Open habitats –Continue reading “Buglossoides arvensis (L.) I. M. Johnst.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Boraginaceae// Genus: Neatostema// Species: Neatostema apulum (L.) I. M. Johnst. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Matevski, 2010). Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Canary islands, the Mediterranean Region to Arabian Peninsula according to the Plants of the World Online portal. Habitat: Open and dryContinue reading “Neatostema apulum (L.) I. M. Johnst.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Boraginaceae// Genus: Aegonychon// Species: Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum (L.) Holub Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Matevski, 2010) as Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum (L.) Holub. In The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Valdés, 2011) this name is considered a synonym of Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum (L.) Holub. Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according toContinue reading “Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum (L.) Holub (syn. Buglossoides purpurocaerulea (L.) I. M. Johnst.)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Boraginaceae// Genus: Pulmonaria// Species: Pulmonaria officinalis L. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Matevski, 2010). Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Europe (Plants of the World Online portal). Habitat: Moist and shaded places from the mountain foot up to over 1000 m altitude. At lowContinue reading “Pulmonaria officinalis L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Boraginaceae// Genus: Nonea// Species: Nonea echioides (L.) Roem. & Schult. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Matevski, 2010). Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: The native range of this species is South Europe to Israel, Krym according to the Plants of the World Online portal. Habitat: FoundContinue reading “Nonea echioides (L.) Roem. & Schult.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Boraginaceae// Genus: Myosotis// Species: Myosotis incrassata Guss. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Matevski, 2010). Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Italy, Balkan Peninsula, Krym, Turkey according to the Plants of the World Online portal. Habitat: Found in dry habitats- grassland, rocks  and rocky terrainsContinue reading “Myosotis incrassata Guss.”