Category Archives: Compositae

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus:  Galinsoga// Species: Galinsoga quadriradiata Ruiz & Pav. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Tutin in Tutin et al. (1976) as Galinsoga ciliata (Rafin.) S. F. Blake, Rhodora 24: 35 (1922). The accepted name in The Euro+Med Plantbase (Greuter, 2006+) is Galinsoga quadriradiata Ruiz & Pav., Syst. Veg. Fl. Peruv. Chil. 1: 198.Continue reading “Galinsoga quadriradiata Ruiz & Pav. (syn. Galinsoga ciliata (Raf.) S. F. Blake)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus:  Prenanthes// Species: Prenanthes purpurea L. Cass. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Sell in Tutin et al. (1976). Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Europe to Türkiye and Caucasus according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and TheContinue reading “Prenanthes purpurea L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus:  Homogyne// Species: Homogyne alpina (L.) Cass. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Tutin (1976 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Europe – Central and South Europe to Ukraine according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (Greuter, 2006+) and the Plants ofContinue reading “Homogyne alpina (L.) Cass.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus:  Centaurea// Species: Centaurea graeca Griseb. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Dostál (1976 in Tutin et al.). Note: The population recorded in the Osogovo region has involucral bracts with fimbriate-dentate apendages, without or with a slender spine up to 2 mm and morphologically comes close to Centaurea graeca Griseb. var. subinermis Bornm. recorded by BornmüllerContinue reading “Centaurea graeca Griseb.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Tragopogon// Species: Tragopogon porrifolius L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Richardson in Tutin et al. (1976) as Tragopogon porrifolius L. subsp. porrifolius, in which Tragopogon eriospermus Ten. was also included. According to The Euro+Med PlantBase (Greuter, 2006+), native to the Balkan peninsula is the later and is acceptedContinue reading “Tragopogon porrifolius L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Hieracium// Species: Hieracium chalcidicum Boiss. & Heldr.// Subspecies: Hieracium chalcidicum subsp. divaricatum (Fr.) Greuter. Determined according to Sell and West in Tutin et al. (1976) and Gajić in Josifović (1975) as Hieracium pilosissimum Friv., Flora (Regensb.) 19: 436 (1836). According to The Euro+Med PlantBase (Greuter, 2006+) this taxon is considered a synonym of Hieracium chalcidicumContinue reading “Hieracium chalcidicum subsp. divaricatum (Fr.) Greuter (syn. Hieracium pilosissimum Friv.)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Pilosella// Species: Pilosella bauhini (Schult.) Arv.-Touv.//Subspecies: Pilosella bauhini (Schult.) Arv.-Touv. subsp. bauhini. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Sell and West in Tutin et al. (1976) as Hieracium praealtum subsp. thaumasium (Peter) P. D. Sell, Bot. Jour. Linn. Soc. 71: 260 (1976) (syn. Hieracium magyaricum subsp. thaumasium Peter). According to The Euro+MedContinue reading “Pilosella bauhini (Schult.) Arv.-Touv. subsp. bauhini (syn. Hieracium praealtum subsp. thaumasium (Peter) P. D. Sell)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Symphyotrichum// Species: Symphyotrichum squamatum (Spreng.) G. L. Nesom. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Merxmüller, Schreiber and Yeo in Tutin et al. (1976) as Aster squamatus (Sprengel) Hieron., Bot. Jahrb. 29: 19 (1900). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (Greuter, 2006+) is Symphyotrichum squamatum (Spreng.) G. L. NesomContinue reading “Symphyotrichum squamatum (Spreng.) G. L. Nesom (syn. Aster squamatus (Sprengel) Hieron)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Erigeron// Species: Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers.// Subspecies: Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. subsp. annuus. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Halliday in Tutin et al. (1976). Species variability: Two subspecies of Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. occur in the Osogovo region. Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. subsp. annuus and Erigeron annuus subsp. septentrionalis (Fernald & Wiegand) Wagenitz. Distinction between subspecies: – ErigeronContinue reading “Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. subsp. annuus”

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Helianthus// Species: Helianthus tuberosus L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Hansen in Tutin et al. (1976). Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to North America – Central and East Canada to USA; introduced in North Africa, parts of Europe and Asia, Australia according to the distribution information provided by theContinue reading “Helianthus tuberosus L.”