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.”
Category Archives: Plant families
Silene flos-cuculi (L.) Clairv. (syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi L.)
Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Silene// Species: Silene flos-cuculi (L.) Clairv. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski in Micevski (1993) as Lychnis flos-cuculi L. subsp. flos-cuculi, Sp. Pl. 436 (1753). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (Marhold, 2011+) is Silene flos-cuculi (L.) Clairv., Man. Herbor. Suisse: 146. 1811. Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the RaunkiærContinue reading “Silene flos-cuculi (L.) Clairv. (syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi L.)”
Pisum sativum subsp. elatius (M. Bieb.) Asch. & Graebn.
Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Pisum// Species: Pisum sativum L.// Subspecies: Pisum sativum subsp. elatius (M. Bieb.) Asch. & Graebn. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski in Micevski (2001). Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: According to Zlatkovic, Mikic and Smykal (2010), Pisum sativum L. subsp. elatius is a widely dispersed Mediterranean element with nativeContinue reading “Pisum sativum subsp. elatius (M. Bieb.) Asch. & Graebn.”
Milium effusum L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Milium// Species: Milium effusum L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Tutin in Tutin et al. (1980). Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to the Temperate Northern Hemisphere according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: Along rivers, woods and forests,Continue reading “Milium effusum L.”
Centaurea graeca Griseb.
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.”
Podocytisus caramanicus Boiss. & Heldr.
Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Podocytisus// Species: Podocytisus caramanicus L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski (2001, Leguminosae – key to genera and Podocytisus). Lifeform: Perrenial, shrub up to 2 – 2.5 m tall; nanophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to the Balkan Peninsula to Türkiye according to the Plants ofContinue reading “Podocytisus caramanicus Boiss. & Heldr.”
Torilis africana Spreng. (syn. Torilis arvensis subsp. purpurea (Ten.) Hayek)
Taxonomy: Apiaceae// Genus: Torilis// Species: Torilis africana Spreng. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Cannon (1968 in Tutin at al.) and Micevski (2005 in Matevski) as Torilis arvensis subsp. purpurea (Ten.) Hayek, Prodr. Fl. Pen. Balc. 1: 1057 (1927). The accepted name in The Euro+Med Plantbase (Hand, 2011+) is Torilis africana Spreng. in Commentat. Soc. RegiaeContinue reading “Torilis africana Spreng. (syn. Torilis arvensis subsp. purpurea (Ten.) Hayek)”
Torilis leptophylla (L.) Rchb. f.
Taxonomy: Apiaceae// Genus: Torilis// Species: Torilis leptophylla (L.) Rchb. f. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Cannon (1968 in Tutin at al.) and Micevski (2005 in Matevski). Lifeform: Annual. Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Mediterranean to West and Central Asia and West Himalaya according to the distribution information provided by the PlantsContinue reading “Torilis leptophylla (L.) Rchb. f.”
Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb.
Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Vicia// Species: Vicia sparsiflora L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Ball (1968 in Tutin et al.) and Micevski (2001). Lifeform: Annual plant. Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Temperate Eurasia to Indian Subcontinent, North Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (RoyalContinue reading “Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb.”
Barbarea stricta Andrz.
Taxonomy: Fam. Brassicaceae// Genus: Barbarea// Species: Barbarea stricta Andrz. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski and Matevski (1995 in Micevski) and Ball (1964 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Biennial or perennial (hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system). Distribution: Native from Europe to Russian Far East, Mongolia and Xinjiang (China) according to the distribution information provided byContinue reading “Barbarea stricta Andrz.”