Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Potentilla// Species: Potentilla recta L.// Subspecies: Potentilla recta subsp. obscura (Willd.) Arcang. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1998) as Potentilla obscura Willd., Sp. Pl. ed. 4, II, 2: 1100 (1800). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Kurtto, 2009+) is Potentilla recta subsp. laciniosa (Nestl.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur. 1: 224.Continue reading “Potentilla recta subsp. obscura (Willd.) Arcang (syn. Potentilla obscura Willd.)”
Category Archives: Plant families
Silene viscaria (L.) Jess. (syn. Lychnis viscaria L.)
Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Silene// Species: Silene viscaria (L.) Jess. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski in Micevski (1993) as Lychnis viscaria L. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (Marhold, 2011+) is Silene viscaria (L.) Jess. Note: Somewhat morphologically similar to S. atropurpurea subsp. sartorii which also occurs in the region. Main difference is the length of theContinue reading “Silene viscaria (L.) Jess. (syn. Lychnis viscaria L.)”
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. (syn. Koeleria gracilis Pers.)
Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Koeleria// Species: Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. Determined as Koeleria gracilis Pers. 1805., Syn. 1: 97 according to the botanical keys provided by Tatić in Josifović (1976). According to Humphries in Tutin et al. (1980) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (Valdés et al., 2009+) this name is a synonym of Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schultes in SchultesContinue reading “Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. (syn. Koeleria gracilis Pers.)”
Pilosella bauhini (Schult.) Arv.-Touv. subsp. bauhini (syn. Hieracium praealtum subsp. thaumasium (Peter) P. D. Sell)
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)”
Symphyotrichum squamatum (Spreng.) G. L. Nesom (syn. Aster squamatus (Sprengel) Hieron)
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)”
Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. subsp. annuus
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 (1976 in Tutin et al.). Note: some specimens from Shtalkovichka River show tendency towards Erigeron annuus subsp. septentrionalis (Fernald & Wiegand) Wagenitz, yet a well defined population is not yet recorded. Lifeform: Biennial; the first year ofContinue reading “Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. subsp. annuus”
Mentha spicata L. subsp. spicata
Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Mentha// Species: Mentha spicata L.// Subspecies: Mentha spicata L. subsp. spicata. Determined according to the botanical keys by Harley in Tutin et al., 1972 (to species level) and Kostadinovski in Matevski, 2021 (to subspecies level). Species variability: Two subspecies of Mentha spicata L. occur in the Osogovo region: Mentha spicata L.Continue reading “Mentha spicata L. subsp. spicata”
Mentha spicata subsp. condensata (Briq.) Greuter & Burdet
Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Mentha// Species: Mentha spicata L.// Subspecies: Mentha spicata subsp. condensata (Briq.) Greuter & Burdet. Determined according to the botanical keys by Harley in Tutin et al., 1972 (to species level) and Kostadinovski in Matevski, 2021 (to subspecies level). Species variability: Two subspecies of Mentha spicata L. occur in the Osogovo region: Mentha spicata L. subsp. spicata and Mentha spicata subsp. condensata (Briq.) Greuter & Burdet. DistinctionContinue reading “Mentha spicata subsp. condensata (Briq.) Greuter & Burdet”
Helianthus tuberosus L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Helianthus// Species: Helianthus tuberosus L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Hansen (1976 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Perennial plant. 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 byContinue reading “Helianthus tuberosus L.”
Paspalum distichum L. (syn. Paspalum paspalodes (Michx) Scribner)
Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Paspalum// Species: Paspalum distichum L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Clayton in Tutin et al. (1980) as Paspalum paspalodes (Michx) Scribner, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 29 (1894). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (Valdés et al., 2009+) is Paspalum distichum L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2: 855. 1759. Lifeform: Perrenial;Continue reading “Paspalum distichum L. (syn. Paspalum paspalodes (Michx) Scribner)”