Taxonomy: Fam. Solanaceae// Genus: Atropa// Species: Atropa bella-donna L.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972).

Distribution: Native from West and Central Europe, Mediterranean to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.

Habitat: Edges and clearings of European beech forests, in damp and somewhat shady places.

Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL, AUG.

Atropa bella-donna  – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atropa bella-donna  – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atropa bella-donna  – branches with flowers and fruits. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atropa bella-donna  – branches with flowers and fruits. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atropa bella-donna  – branches with flowers and fruits. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atropa bella-donna  – flowers. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atropa bella-donna  – flower. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atropa bella-donna  – flower. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atropa bella-donna  – flower. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atropa bella-donna  – flower. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atropa bella-donna  – flower. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atropa bella-donna  – flower. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atropa bella-donna  – flower. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atropa bella-donna  – fruits. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atropa bella-donna  – fruits. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atropa bella-donna  – leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1972). Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.