Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus:  Anthemis// Species: Anthemis macedonica Boiss. & Orph.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976).

Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to the Balkan Peninsula: North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Serbia according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (Greuter, 2006+)

Habitat: Open and dry habitats- hill pastures, dry grassland, rocks and rocky terrains with shallow soil, river gorges.

Flowering period: Spring-summer (MAY, JUN, JUL).

Anthemis macedonica - habit. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - habit. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - habit. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - habit. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - habit. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - habit. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - upper part of plant with capitula. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - capitulum. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - capitulum. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - capitulum. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - capitulum. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - capitulum. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - capitulum with involucre. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - capitulum with involucre. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - stem with cauline leaves. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - stem with cauline leves. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - cauline leaf. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - plant base. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - capitulum with developing achenes. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - capitulum with developing achenes. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - capitulum with developing achenes. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - capitulum with developing achenes. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - fruiting capitulum. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - plant senescence during achene ripening. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - plant senescence during achene ripening. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - capitulum with mature achenes. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - capitulum with scales. Gorge of "Kochanska" River, 28.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - achene. Specimen from the Gorge of "Kochanska" River, accessed 28.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - achene. Specimen from the Gorge of "Kochanska" River, accessed 28.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - achenes. Specimen from the Gorge of "Kochanska" River, accessed 28.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - achene.Specimen from the Gorge of "Kochanska" River, accessed 28.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anthemis macedonica - achene. Specimen from the Gorge of "Kochanska" River, accessed 28.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

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 http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Anthemis%20macedonica&PTRefFk=7000000 [Accessed 12.09.2021].

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.