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Taxonomy: Fam. Ranunculaceae// Genus: Ranunculus// Species: Ranunculus trichophyllus Chaix// Subspecies: Ranunculus trichophyllus Chaix subsp. trichophyllus. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1985) and Tutin and Cook (1964 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Aquatic annual or perennial plant; therophyte or hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Temperate regions, Subtropical to Tropical Mountains (Europe, Asia,Continue reading “Ranunculus trichophyllus Chaix subsp. trichophyllus”

Taxonomy: Fam. Primulaceae// Genus: Androsace// Species: Androsace elongata L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1998) and Ferguson (1964 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Annual plant. Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from West USA to Northwest Mexico; Europe to Iran according to the Plants of the World online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).Continue reading “Androsace elongata L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Cupressaceae// Genus: Platycladus// Species: Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Tutin (1964 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform:  Perennial, shrub or small tree. Phanerophyte according to the  Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Russian Far East to East Central China according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens,Continue reading “Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco (syn. Thuja orientalis L.)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Cupressaceae// Genus: Cupressus// Species: Cupressus arizonica Greene. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Amaral Franco (1964 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform:  Perennial, tree. Phanerophyte according to the  Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to USA (Central and Southeast Arizona to West Texas) and Mexico (North Mexico) according to the Plants of the World Online portal (RoyalContinue reading “Cupressus arizonica Greene”

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Alopecurus // Species: Alopecurus myosuroides Huds. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Clarke (1980 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Annual plant. Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from West Europe to the Mediterranean region and Central Asia; West Hymalaya, Assam (India) according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens,Continue reading “Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Liliaceae// Genus: Tulipa// Species: Tulipa sylvestris L.// Subspecies: Tulipa sylvestris subsp. australis (Link) Pamp. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Grey-Wilson and Matthews (1980 in Tutin et al.). Note: the Osogovo population has somewhat higher values for the floral elements as reported by Grey-Wilson and Matthews (1980 in Tutin et al.). Stem not more thanContinue reading “Tulipa sylvestris subsp. australis (Link) Pamp.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Creassulaceae// Genus: Crassula// Species: Crassula tillaea Lest.-Garl. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski (1998) and Webb (1964 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Annual succulent. Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Europe, Mediterranean to Arabian Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens,Continue reading “Crassula tillaea Lest.-Garl.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Brassicaceae// Genus: Sinapis// Species: Sinapis arvensis L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Matevski and Micevski (1995 in Micevski) and Chater (1964 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Temperate Eurasia, Macaronesia, North Africa to Arabian Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the Plants ofContinue reading “Sinapis arvensis L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Apocynaceae// Genus: Vinca// Species: Vinca herbacea Waldst. & Kit. Determined according to the botanical key by Matevski (2010) and Stearn (1972 in Tutin et al.). Note: the plants from Osogovo have more or less procumbent stems and lanceolate or oblong elliptical leaves, corresponding to subsp. herbacea. However, no subspecies are recognised in The Euro+Med PlantBase (Marhold, 2011+).Continue reading “Vinca herbacea Waldst. & Kit.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Prunus// Species: Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A.Webb Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Webb in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski (1998). Lifeform: Tree. Phanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to the Transcaucasus region according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew); AsianContinue reading “Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A.Webb”