Trifolium tenuifolium Ten.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Trifolium // Species: Trifolium tenuifolium Ten.

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 from Italy and Balkan Peninsula to Asiatic Turkey according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS).

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

Flowering period:  Summer (JUN, JUL).

Trifolium tenuifolium – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium tenuifolium – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium tenuifolium – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium tenuifolium – upper part of stem with inflorescences. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium tenuifolium – upper part of stem with inflorescences. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium tenuifolium – inflorescences. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium tenuifolium -upper part od stem with inflorescences. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium tenuifolium – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium tenuifolium – upper part of stem with inflorescences. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium tenuifolium – inflorescences. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium tenuifolium – stem with inflorescences and leaves. Leaflets of the upper cauline leaves are linear to oblong; the lower are wider, obovate-cuneate. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium tenuifolium – stem with branches. Hairs in the lower part of the stem are patent; hairs in the upper part appressed. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Trifolium tenuifolium Ten. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:523780-1 [Accessed 27.06.2021].

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

Trifolium tenuifolium. The Euro+Med PlantBase. Source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS). Published on the Internet: http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Trifolium%20tenuifolium&PTRefFk=8500000 [Accessed 27.06.2021].

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