Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Rosa// Species: Rosa micrantha Sm. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Klášterský in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (1998). Lifeform: Perennial, shrub; Nanophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Canary Islands, Northwest Africa, Europe to Caucasus according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of theContinue reading “Rosa micrantha Sm.”
Category Archives: Rosaceae
Rosa canina L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Rosa// Species: Rosa canina L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Klášterský in Tutin et al. (1968), Vukićević in Josifović (1972) and Micevski in Micevski (1998). Lifeform: Perennial, shrub; Nanophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Northwest Africa, Europe to Central Asia and Pakistan according to the distribution information providedContinue reading “Rosa canina L.”
Potentilla tridentula Velen.
Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Potentilla// Species: Potentilla tridentula Velen. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1998). Note: In the Osogovo region, the incision of leaflets seems to be a variable characteristic; even in one plant, any degree from typical incision – tridentate apex with 1 or 2 lateral teeth to leaflets incised for 2/3 ofContinue reading “Potentilla tridentula Velen.”
Alchemilla glaucescens Wallr.
Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Alchemilla// Species: Alchemilla glaucescens Wallr. Determined according to the botanical keys provided in by Walters and Pawlowski in Tutin et al. (1968) and Janikj in Micevski (1998). Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system. Distribution: Native to Europe according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Kurtto, 2009+) and the PlantsContinue reading “Alchemilla glaucescens Wallr.”
Rosa arvensis Huds.
Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Rosa// Species: Rosa arvensis Huds. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Klášterský in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (1998). Lifeform: Perennial, shrub; Nanophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Europe to Türkiye according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal BotanicContinue reading “Rosa arvensis Huds.”
Potentilla recta subsp. obscura (Willd.) Arcang (syn. Potentilla obscura Willd.)
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.)”
Cydonia oblonga Mill.
Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Cydonia// Species: Cydonia oblonga Mill. Lifeform: Tree; Phanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Caucasus to Central Asia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Not native to the Osogovo region – introduced and cultivated for its fruit (quince). Habitat: Commonly cultivated fruit tree.Continue reading “Cydonia oblonga Mill.”
Potentilla recta subsp. laciniosa (Nestl.) Nyman (syn. Potentilla laciniosa Waldst. & Kit. ex Nestler)
Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Potentilla// Species: Potentilla recta L.// Subspecies: Potentilla recta subsp. laciniosa (Nestl.) Nyman. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski in Micevski (1998) as Potentilla laciniosa Waldst. & Kit. ex Nestler, Monogr. Potent. 45 (1816). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Kurtto, 2009+) is Potentilla recta subsp. laciniosa (Nestl.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.Continue reading “Potentilla recta subsp. laciniosa (Nestl.) Nyman (syn. Potentilla laciniosa Waldst. & Kit. ex Nestler)”
Geum coccineum x Geum rivale
Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Geum// Hybrid: Geum coccineum x Geum rivale. Parental species: Geum coccineum Sibth. & Sm. and Geum rivale L. The hybrid from Osogovo shows similar morphological characteristics compared to the data provided by Gajewski (1950). A population of over a hundred specimens discovered in 2023 showed more or less typical F1 characteristics, while theContinue reading “Geum coccineum x Geum rivale”
Geum montanum L.
Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Geum// Species: Geum montanum L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Gajewski in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (1998). Distribution: Native to Europe according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Kurtto, 2009+). Habitat: SubalpineContinue reading “Geum montanum L.”