Taxonomy : Fam. Compositae// Genus: Pilosella // Species: Pilosella macrotricha F. W. Schultz & Sch. Bip.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976) as Hieracium x macrotrichum Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Or. Nov. 1(4) : 29. (1844) (Hieracium echioides/ hoppeanum ). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Greuter, 2006+) is Pilosella macrotricha (Boiss.) F. W. Schultz & Sch. Bip. in Flora 45: 426. 1862.
Differs from Hieracium echioides Lumn. by the deeply furcate, lax synflorescence with lower number of capitula.
Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from the Balkan Peninsula to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Open and dry habitats – dry grasslands, rocky terrains.
Flowering period: Summer – fall: JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT.
Pilosella macrotricha – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – synflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – synflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – synflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – synflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – involucre of capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – involucre of capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – involucre of capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – spent capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – capitulum with achenes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – achenes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – achenes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – developing capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – peduncle. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – indumentum of peduncle. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – indumentum of upper part of stem and bract. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – indumentum of stem. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – indumentum of stem. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – stem with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – stem with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – stem with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – cauline leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – basal leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – basal leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – basal leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – adaxial side of leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – adaxial side of leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – abaxial side of leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – hairs of basal leaves. Scale in mm. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pilosella macrotricha – hairs of stem. Scale in mm. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Pilosella macrotricha (Boiss.) F.W.Schultz & Sch.Bip. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:238186-1 [Accessed 23.10.2022].
Pilosella macrotricha . Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/0657e6f5-ff60-4441-a466-1c6fd2344ee2 [Accessed 23.10.2022].
Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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