Trifolium pannonicum Jacq.

Taxonomy: Fam.Fabaceae// Genus: Trifolium// Species: Trifolium pannonicum Jacq.

The species was determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001).

Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Europe (France to Ukraine and Balkan Peninsula) andTurkey according to the distribution information provided by the Euro+Med Plantbase (ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010), Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1968) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).

Habitatat: Grassland, bushland, edges and clearings of mixed oak forests.

Flowering period:  Summer (JUN, JUL).

Trifolium pannonicum – habit in habitat. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pannonicum – habit. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pannonicum – habit. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pannonicum – habit. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pannonicum – inflorescence. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pannonicum – inflorescence. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pannonicum – inflorescence. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pannonicum – inflorescence. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pannonicum – inflorescence. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pannonicum – inflorescence. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pannonicum – inflorescence. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pannonicum – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pannonicum – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pannonicum – inflorescence: the lowest calyx tooth is twice as longe as the others. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pannonicum – inflorescence: the lowest calyx tooth is twice as longe as the others. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pannonicum – inflorescence subtended by the stipules of the uppermost cauline leaves. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pannonicum – uppermost cauline leaves. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pannonicum – cauline leaf. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pannonicum – cauline leaf. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pannonicum – stipule. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pannonicum – cauline leaf. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pannonicum – lower part of stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pannonicum – plant base. Osogovo, Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Trifolium pannonicum. The Euro+Med PlantBase. Source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Trifolium%20pannonicum&PTRefFk=8500000 [Accessed 05.07.2020]

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

Trifolium pannonicum Jacq. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:523506-1 [Accessed 05.07.2021].

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