Orobanche artemisiae-campestris (Orobanchaceae), a rare species in the flora of the Republic of North Macedonia

Vol 28 No 1 (2025): Acta Musei Macedonici Scientiarum Naturalium

Abstract

This work confirms the presence of Orobanche artemisiae-campestris, in the flora of North Macedonia. This rare species is, so far, known from a single, relatively unknown locality - “Lundzi”, from the surrounding of the city Gevgelija, in the southern part of the country. The new find is on the Ogražden Mt, in the eastern part of the country. O. artemisiae-campestris parasitizes exclusively on Artemisia campestris. The range extends from west to east Europe and, perhaps, also to Caucasus. Taxonomically, O. artemisiae-campestris is very close to O. picridis-hieracioides (= O. picridis).