Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Colutea// Species: Colutea arborescens L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001).
Lifeform: Perrenial, shrub; microphanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Central to South and Southeast Europe according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Bushlands and forests in the zone of downy oak- oriental hornbeam community (Querco-carpinetum orientalis macedonicum association).
Flowering period: Late spring to early summer: MAY, JUN.
Colutea arborescens – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Colutea arborescens – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Colutea arborescens – branches with flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Colutea arborescens – flowers and pods. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Colutea arborescens – flower. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Colutea arborescens – habit during pod maturation. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Colutea arborescens – pods. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Colutea arborescens – pods. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Colutea arborescens – pods. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Colutea arborescens – pod with seeds. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Colutea arborescens – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Colutea arborescens – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Colutea arborescens – crown – branches with flowers and developing pods. Osogovo, hilly region near village Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Colutea arborescens – branches with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Colutea arborescens – branches with fruit. Osogovo, hilly region near village Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Colutea arborescens – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Colutea arborescens – pods. Osogovo, hilly region near village Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Colutea arborescens – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 06/2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Colutea arborescens – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 06/2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Colutea arborescens – pods. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 06/2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
