Chenopodiastrum hybridum (L.) S. Fuentes & al. (syn. Chenopodium hybridum L.)

Taxonomy: Fam. Chenopodiaceae// Genus: Chenopodiastrum// Species: Chenopodiastrum hybridum (L.) S. Fuentes & al.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1995) and Brenan (1964 in Tutin et al.) as Chenopodium hybridum L., Sp. Pl.: 219 (1753). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Uotila, 2011+) is Chenopodiastrum hybridum (L.) S. Fuentes & al. in Willdenowia 42: 14. 2012.

Lifeform: Annual plant. Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Europe to Russian Far East, Japan, China and Vietnam according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Disturbed ground- near cultivated land, roadsides, in and near settlements.

Flowering period: Late summer to autumn (AUG, SEP, OCT).

Locality: village of Beli.

*Chenopodiastrum hybridum* – habit. Village of Beli, 23.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: Ruderal area near Kochani.

*Chenopodiastrum hybridum* – habit. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Brenan, J. P. M. 1964. Chenopodium L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 92–95.

Chenopodiastrum hybridum (L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77121009-1 [Accessed 23.08.2022].

Chenopodiastrum hybridum. Uotila, P. (2011+): Chenopodiaceae (pro parte majore). – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/8d1972a6-5c06-4baa-b36c-4379ede522b3 [Accessed 23.08.2022].

Micevski, K. 1995. Chenopodium L., The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 3. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 411–423.

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