Trifolium angustifolium L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Trifolium // Species: Trifolium angustifolium L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001).

Lifeform: Annual, therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Mediterranean Region to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).

Habitat:  Found in open habitats- grasslands, sparse bushland, rocky terrains.

Flowering period:  Spring- summer (MAY, JUN, JUL).

Trifolium angustifolium –  habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium angustifolium –  habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium angustifolium –  habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium angustifolium –  habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium angustifolium –  stem with inflorescence and cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium angustifolium –  inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium angustifolium –  inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium angustifolium –  inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium angustifolium –  inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium angustifolium –  inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium angustifolium –  inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium angustifolium –  inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium angustifolium – developing inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium angustifolium –  leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium angustifolium –  cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium angustifolium –  cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium angustifolium –  cauline leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium angustifolium –  cauline leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium angustifolium –  stipule. Osogovo, hilly region between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium angustifolium –  stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Trifolium angustifolium L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:522858-1 [Accessed 27.06.2021].

Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

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