Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001) as Coronilla varia L. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010) is Securigera varia (L.) Lassen.
Lifeform: Perennial. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to Iran and Turkmenistan according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).
Habitat: Found in open habitats- grassland, bushland, clearings of mixwd oak forrests. alongside roads. Common forage crop.
Flowering period: Late spring – summer (MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG).
Securigera varia– habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Securigera varia– upper part of plant with inflorescences. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Securigera varia– upper part of plant with inflorescences. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Securigera varia– inflorescences. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Securigera varia– infloresence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Securigera varia– inflorescences. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Securigera varia– stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Securigera varia– stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Securigera varia– habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Securigera varia– pods. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Securigera varia– habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Securigera varia– habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Securigera varia– inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Securigera varia– developing pods. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Securigera varia– developing pods. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Securigera varia– leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
