Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Robinia // Species: Robinia pseudoacacia L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001).
Lifeform: Perrenial, tree; mesophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to North America – Northeast, Southeast and Midwest USA; Introduced in parts of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and New Zeeland according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).
Habitat: Ruderal areas, near settlements and cultivated land, roadsides, forests. Not native, naturalized in the Osogovo region.
Flowering period: Late spring – early summer: MAY, JUN.
Robinia pseudoacacia – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Robinia pseudoacacia – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Robinia pseudoacacia – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Robinia pseudoacacia – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Robinia pseudoacacia – tree crown. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Robinia pseudoacacia – branches with inflorescences. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Robinia pseudoacacia – branches with inflorescences. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Robinia pseudoacacia – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Robinia pseudoacacia – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Robinia pseudoacacia – flower. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Robinia pseudoacacia – flower. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Robinia pseudoacacia – twig with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Robinia pseudoacacia – twigs with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Robinia pseudoacacia – twig with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Robinia pseudoacacia – leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Robinia pseudoacacia – twig torns. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Robinia pseudoacacia – mature thorn. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Robinia pseudoacacia – branches of crown. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Robinia pseudoacacia – tree trunks and branches. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Robinia pseudoacacia – tree trunk. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.