Chenopodium album L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Chenopodiaceae// Genus: Chenopodium// Species: Chenopodium album L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1995).

Lifeform:  Annual, therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to to Europe, most of Asia to Indian Subcontinent, North and East Africa, USA according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Disturbed ground- near cultivated land, orchards, roadsides, foothpaths, ruderal and urban areas, gardens.

Flowering period:  Summer – autumn: JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT.

Chenopodium album – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium album – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium album – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium album – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium album – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium album – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium album – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium album – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium album – fruiting inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium album – fruiting inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium album – fruiting inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium album – leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium album – leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium album – abaxial side of leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium album – abaxial side of leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Chenopodium album L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:55993-2 [Accessed 02.08.2021].

Micevski, K. (1995). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 3. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

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