Category Archives: Fabaceae

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Onobrychis // Species: Onobrychis alba (Waldst. & Kit.) Desv. Variability: Onobrychis alba subsp. alba var. rhodopaea. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001). Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Italy, Southeast Europe (Balkan Peninsula and Romania) and Northwest Africa according to TheContinue reading “Onobrychis alba (Waldst. & Kit.) Desv.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Onobrychis // Species: Onobrychis caput-galli Lam. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001). Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Southeast and parts of East Europe (Balkan Peninsula to Ukraine and Crimea) and Western Asia according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS WorldContinue reading “Onobrychis caput-galli Lam.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Onobrychis // Species: Onobrychis gracilis Besser Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001). Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean to Iran according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010) and the Plants of the World OnlineContinue reading “Onobrychis gracilis Besser”

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Medicago // Species: Medicago falcata L. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001). Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Europe to Mongolia and Indian Subcontinent according to the Plants of the World Online portal. Habitat:  Found in open dry habitats –Continue reading “Medicago falcata L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Ononis // Species: Ononis pusilla L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski and Matevski in Micevski (2001). Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Central Europe to the Mediterranean region, Caucasus and West Asia according to the distribution information provided by Plants of the World Online portal. Habitat:  FoundContinue reading “Ononis pusilla L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Lens // Species: Lens nigricans (M. Bieb.) Godr. Variability: Lens nigricans f. nigricans Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001). Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to the Mediterranean region according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase. Habitat:  FoundContinue reading “Lens nigricans (M. Bieb.) Godr.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Hippocrepis // Species: Hippocrepis glauca Ten. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001). Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to South Europe (Italy, including Sardinia and Sicily to Balkan Peninsula) according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDISContinue reading “Hippocrepis glauca Ten.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Melilotus // Species: Melilotus neapolitanus Ten. Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001) as Melilotus neapolitana Ten. The accepted spelling variant in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010) is Melilotus neapolitanus Ten. Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: NativeContinue reading “Melilotus neapolitanus Ten.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Vicia // Species: Vicia serratifolia Jacq. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski in Micevski (2001) as Vicia narbonensis var. serratifolia (Jacq.) Ser. In The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010) this taxon is accepted at the species rank: Vicia serratifolia Jacq. Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.Continue reading “Vicia serratifolia Jacq. (syn. Vicia narbonensis var. serratifolia (Jacq.) Ser.)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus:  Coronilla  // Species: Coronilla scorpioides (L.) W. D. J. Koch Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Ball in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski (2001). Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from South Europe and North Africa to West Asia according to the distribution information provided by PlantsContinue reading “Coronilla scorpioides (L.) W. D. J. Koch”