Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Matevski, 2010).
Distribution: Native from France to East Europe, Turkey to Central Asia (Kirgizstan) according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.
Lifeform: Biennial. The first year of the life cycle is vegetative, characterized with basal rosette formation. The second year is generative, characterized with stem formation, flowering, fruiting and senescence.
Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – inflorescence with flowers. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – basal and cauline leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 06.2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – inflorescence with flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 06.2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – inflorescence with flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 06.2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii – lower part of plant. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 06.2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
