Taxonomy: Apiaceae// Genus: Tordylium// Species: Tordylium apulum 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: Biennial plant.
Distribution: Native to the Mediterranean Region according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Near roads, urban and suburban areas and other ruderal habitats in the vicinity of Kochani.
Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.
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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.
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.
