Novelties and new records in the flora of North Macedonia

Abstract:
Epipactis purpurata Sm. and Leontodon saxatile Lam. are reported as new
species in the flora of North Macedonia. The first one is found in the forest
area near Bezgaštevo village, southwest of Berovo, and the latter in the central
part of Kičevo, on the quay of the Sušica River. The collected specimens
of L. saxatile are perennial plants with shortly beaked inner achenes, clearly
belonging to subsp. saxatile. New localities are reported for the following
eight rare plants: Aconitum lycoctonum subsp. neapolitanum (Ten.) Nyman,
Bidens frondosus L., Carex tomentosus L., Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter,
Erysimum korabense Kümmerle & Jáv., Lactuca aurea (Vis. & Pančić)
Stebbins, Phegopteris connectilis (Michx.) Watt, and Thymus oehmianus
Ronniger & Soska. Data from the literature on their distribution in the country
are also presented.