Taxonomy: Fam. Malvaceae// Genus: Althaea // Species: Althaea cannabina L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1998).
Distribution: Native from Central and South Europe to Kazakhstan and Pakistan according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Ruderal areas – near cultivated land, alongside roads.
Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Summer- early fall: JUL, AUG, SEP.
Althaea cannabina – habit in habitat. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Althaea cannabina – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Althaea cannabina – flowering stem. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Althaea cannabina – flowering stem. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Althaea cannabina – flower and upper cauline leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Althaea cannabina -flower. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Althaea cannabina -fruits. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Althaea cannabina – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Althaea cannabina – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Althaea cannabina – habit. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Althaea cannabina – habit. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Althaea cannabina – flower. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Althaea cannabina – flower with calyx and epicalyx. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Althaea cannabina – flowers. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Althaea cannabina – stem with leaf. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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