Taxonomy : Apiaceae// Genus: Tordylium // Species: Tordylium maximum L.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Tutin (Umbelliferae – key to genera and Tordylium L.) in Tutin at al. (1968) and Matevski (key to genera) and Micevski (Tordylium L.) in Micevski (2005).
Lifeform: Annual (therophyte according to the Raunkiær system) or biennial.
Distribution in Europe: Native to East Central and South Europe to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Grasslands/pastures, bushlands.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.
Tordylium maximum – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – flowering stems with inflorescences. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – flowers. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – inflorescence with fruits. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – fruits. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – fruits. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – fruits. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – fruits. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – stem and upper cauline leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – stem and upper cauline leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – cauline leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – cauline leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – cauline leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – cauline leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – cauline leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – lower cauline leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – adaxial side of leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – abaxial side of leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – habit at senescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – habit at senescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – habit at senescense. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – fruits. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – fruits. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – fruits. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – fruits. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – fruits. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – fruits. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – fruits. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – habit in habitat. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – habit. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – inflorescence. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – inflorescence. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – inflorescence. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – inflorescence. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – inflorescence with bracts and bracteoles. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – inflorescence with fruits. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – inflorescence with fruits. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – branch with developing inflorescence. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – developing inflorescence. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – cauline leaf. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – cauline leaf. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – cauline leaf. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – abaxial side of cauline leaf. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – lower cauline leaf. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum – stem. Hills between the Gorge of “Kochanska” River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
References:
Tordylium L. Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1643 – 1646.
Tordylium L. Tutin, T.G. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 367.
Tordylium maximum L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:849474-1 [Accessed 01.09.2021].
Umbelliferae (key to genera). Matevski, V. in Micevski, K. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1529 – 1534.
Umbelliferae (key to genera). Tutin, T.G. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 315 – 319.
Last update: 27.02.2023.
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