Taxonomy: Fam. Lythraceae// Genus: Lythrum // Species: Lythrum salicaria L.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Webb in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (2001).
Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Temperate Eurasia, Northwest Africa, Ethiopia, Australia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).
Habitat: Alongside rivers and other damp places.
Flowering period: Summer: JUL, AUG.
Lythrum salicaria – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lythrum salicaria – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lythrum salicaria – flowering stems. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lythrum salicaria – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lythrum salicaria – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lythrum salicaria – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lythrum salicaria – stems with leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lythrum salicaria – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lythrum salicaria – stems with leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lythrum salicaria – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lythrum salicaria – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lythrum salicaria – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lythrum salicaria – capsules. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lythrum salicaria – stem with leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lythrum salicaria – stem with leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lythrum salicaria – stem with leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lythrum salicaria – stem with leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lythrum salicaria – abaxial side of leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lythrum salicaria – abaxial side of leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lythrum salicaria – stem. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Lythrum L. (Incl. Peplis L. and Middendorfia Trautv.). Webb, D.A. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2: Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 300 – 302.
Lythrum L. Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1387 – 1391.
