Variability: Dorycnium herbaceum var. macedonicum (Degen & Dörfler) Kuzman.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001) as Dorycnium herbaceum Vill. (syn. Dorycnium pentaphyllum Scop. subsp. herbaceum (Vill.) Bonnier & Layens). In The Euro+Med PlantBase (Source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010). this taxon is accepted at the subspecies level.
Lifeform: Perrenial. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to South and Southeast Europe (Spain to Balkan Peninsula), Moldova, European and Asiatic Turkey to Caucasus according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (Source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010).
Habitat: Found in open habitats- grasslands, rocky terrains.
Flowering period: Late spring – early summer.
Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – upper part of plant with inflorescences. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – branched stem with inflorescences. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – branched stem with inflorescences. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – inflorescences. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – inflorescences. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – inflorescences. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – inflorescence. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – inflorescence. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – inflorescences. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
