Taxonomy: Apiaceae// Genus: Tordylium// Species: Tordylium maximum L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in the The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski and Matevski, 2005).

Lifeform: Annual (therophyte according to the Raunkiær system) or biennial.

Distribution in Europe: Native to East Central and South Europe to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Found in grassland, bushland .

Flowering period: Summer (JUN,JUL).

Tordylium maximum  – habit in habitat. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum  – habit. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum  – inflorescence. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum  – inflorescence. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum  – inflorescence. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum  – inflorescence. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum  – inflorescence with bracts and bracteoles. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum  – inflorescence with fruits. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum  – inflorescence with fruits. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum  – branch with developing inflorescence. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum  – developing inflorescence. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum  – cauline leaf. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum  – cauline leaf. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum  – cauline leaf. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum  – abaxial side of cauline leaf. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum  – lower cauline leaf. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.
Tordylium maximum  – stem. Hills between the Gorge of "Kochanska" River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajce Dimitrovski.

References:

Micevski, K and Matevski, V. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Tordylium maximum L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:849474-1 [Accessed 01.09.2021].