Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001).
Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean to Iran according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).
Habitat: Found in open dry habitats – grasslands, rocky terrains, sparse bushland, edges and clearings of mixed oak forests.
Flowering period: Late spring to summer (MAY, JUN, JUL).
Onobrychis gracilis– habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Onobrychis gracilis– habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Onobrychis gracilis– habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– inflorescences. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– inflorescence. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– inflorescence. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– inflorescence. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– flowers. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– flowers. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– flowers. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– spent inflorescence. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– inflorescence with pods. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– pod. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– pods. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– pods. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– stem, leaf rachis and stipules. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– stem, leaf rachis and stipules. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– pod. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– cauline leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– plant base. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– cauline leaf. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– cauline leaf. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Onobrychis gracilis– plant base. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 16.05.2021. 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.
