Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1995).
Lifeform: Branched biennial up to 120 cm high.
Distribution: Native from Central Europe to China (Xinjiang) according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: Found in open habitats – grassland, bushland, clearings and edges of mixed oak forests.
Flowering period: Spring.
Erysimum diffusum– habitat. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum – habitat. Osogovo, in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum – habit in habitat. Grassland in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum – habit in habitat. Grassland in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erysimum diffusum – habit. Grassland in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum– inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum– inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum – inflorescence. Grassland in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum – inflorescence. Grassland in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum– inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum– inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum– inflorescence . Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum – inflorescence . Grassland in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum – inflorescence. Osogovo, in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum – inflorescence. Grassland in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum – inflorescence. Osogovo, in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum – inflorescence. Osogovo, in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum – inflorescence. Grassland in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum – inflorescence. Osogovo, in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum– siliques. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum– silique. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum – siliquas. Osogovo, in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum – inflorescence with siliquas. Osogovo, in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum– cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum– cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum– cauline leaves with emerging sterile branches. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum – cauline leaf with sterile branch. Osogovo, in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum – cauline leaves with sterile branches. Osogovo, in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum – stem with cauline leaves and sterile branches. Osogovo, in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Erysimum diffusum– basal leaves, wilted at anthesis. Osogovo, hills near Kochani, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, V. (1995). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 3. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Erysimum diffusum Ehrh. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:283764-1 [Accessed 01.06.2021].
