Atriplex oblongifolia Waldst. & Kit.

Taxonomy: Fam. Chenopodiaceae// Genus: Atriplex// Species: Atriplex oblongifolia Waldst. & Kit.

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

Lifeform:  Annual, therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Central Europe to Italy, Balkan Peninsula and Central Asia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Near settlements, roadsides, waste places and other ruderal areas.

Flowering period:  Late summer to early fall: AUG, SEP.

Atriplex oblongifolia – habit. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – habit. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – habit. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – inflorescence. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – inflorescence. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – inflorescence. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – developing inflorescence. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – inflorescence. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – inflorescence. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – inflorescence. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – inflorescence. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – inflorescence. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – inflorescence. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – inflorescence. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – inflorescence. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – fruiting inflorescence. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – fruiting inflorescence. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – fruiting inflorescence. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – fruiting inflorescence. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – fruiting inflorescence. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – fruiting inflorescence. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – fruiting inflorescence. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – fruiting inflorescence. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – fruiting inflorescence. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – fruiting inflorescence. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – stems with leaves. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – stems with leaves. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – stems with leaves. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – stems with leaves. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – stem with leaves. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – leaves. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – stem with leaves. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – leaf. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – adaxial side of leaf. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – leaf. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – abaxial side of leaf. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Atriplex oblongifolia – abaxial side of leaf. Kochani, 03.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Atriplex oblongifolia Waldst. & Kit. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:164012-1 [Accessed 09.09.2022].

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

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