<i>Allium amethystinum</i> Tausch, a new species of the vascular flora of the Republic of Macedonia

Abstract

In this paper, Allium amethystinum is reported, for the first time, for the flora of the Republic of Macedonia. It is a Mediterranean species, distributed in central and eastern Mediterranean region. The presence of A. amethystinum confirms the sub-Mediterranean character of a part of the flora of the Republic of Macedonia. From the valley of r. Crn Drim, its distribution area extends mostly along the r. Treska. Photographs of its habitats, parts and different stages of the plants as well as drawings of the floral parts that characterize the species, are also given.