Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1993).
Lifeform: Perennial, tree; mesophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to West Siberia (Russia) and Iran; North Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Alongside rivers – riparian vegetation.
Flowering period: Spring.
Alnus glutinosa – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – tree crown. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – branch. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – branch with catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – branch with dehisced female catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – branch with fruiting and dehisced female catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – branch with male catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – fruiting female catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – fruiting female catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – fruiting female catkin. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – dehisced female catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – dehisced female catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – male catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – male catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – male catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – male catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – male catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – twig, leaf petiole and bud. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – branch. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – branch. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – trunk and branches of crown. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – trunk and branches of crown. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – trunks with branches. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – trunks. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – trunks. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – trunk. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – trunk. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 27.10.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – habit (left) and crown with branches and twigs (right). Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – twigs with leaves and fruits. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – twigs with leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – fruiting catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – fruiting catkins. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – fruiting catkins with dehisced nutlets from the previous season. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – tree crown seen from below. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Alnus glutinosa – tree trunks with branches. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Alnus Miller. Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 208 – 210.
Alnus Miller. Ball, P. W. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1964). Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 59.
