Thymelaea passerina (L.) Coss. & Germ.

Taxonomy: Fam. Thymelaeaceae// Genus: Thymelaea// Species: Thymelaea passerina (L.) Coss. & Germ.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1998).

Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Europe to Xinjiang (China) and West Himalaya according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Open and habitats – grasslands, pastures, rocky terrains.

Flowering period: Summer – early fall: JUN,JUL, AUG, SEP.

Thymelaea passerina – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Thymelaea passerina – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Thymelaea passerina – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Thymelaea passerina – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Thymelaea passerina – flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Thymelaea passerina – flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Thymelaea passerina – flowers and fruits. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Thymelaea passerina – fruits. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Thymelaea passerina – lower part of stem with leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Thymelaea passerina – lower part of stem with leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Thymelaea passerina – stem with leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Thymelaea passerina – stem with leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Thymelaea passerina – habit in habitat. Hilly region near village of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Thymelaea passerina – habit in habitat. Hilly region near village of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Thymelaea passerina – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Thymelaea passerina – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Thymelaea passerina – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Thymelaea passerina – lower part of stem. Hilly region near village of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Thymelaea passerina – upper part of plant with inflorescence (left) and lower part of stem (right). Hills near Kochani, 05.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Thymelaea passerina– inflorescence. Hills near Kochani, 05.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Thymelaea passerina – inflorescence with flowers and fruits. Hills near Kochani, 05.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Thymelaea passerina (L.) Coss. & Germ.. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77085178-1 [Accessed 14.11.2022].

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