Monthly Archives: January 2023

Taxonomy: Fam. Onagraceae// Genus: Epilobium// Species: Epilobium obscurum Schreb. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Raven in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski (2001). Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Northwest Africa, Europe to Turkey according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat:  Wet habitats – near bodiesContinue reading “Epilobium obscurum Schreb.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Onagraceae// Genus: Epilobium// Species: Epilobium tetragonum L.// Subspecies: Epilobium tetragonum L. subsp. tetragonum. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (2001) and Raven in Tutin et al. (1968). Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Europe, Mediterranean to Central Asia, West Siberia and West Himalaya; South Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants ofContinue reading “Epilobium tetragonum L. subsp. tetragonum”

Taxonomy: Fam. Salicaceae// Genus: Salix// Species: Salix alba L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Rechinger in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1995). Lifeform:  Tree; mesophanerophyte according to the Raunkiaer system. Distribution: Native to from Europe to West Siberia and North China; Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the WorldContinue reading “Salix alba L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Onagraceae// Genus: Epilobium// Species: Epilobium hirsutum L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Raven in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski (2001). Distribution: Native to Temperate Eurasia- Europe to West Siberia, Japan, West Himalaya, Pakistan and Arabian peninsula; most of Africa (except West Africa) according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of theContinue reading “Epilobium hirsutum L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Salicaceae// Genus: Populus// Species: Populus alba L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1993) as Populus alba var. nivea (Willd.) Dippel. Distribution: Native from Central and South Europe to West Siberia, Xinjiang, West Himalaya and Pakistan; North Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (RoyalContinue reading “Populus alba L. (syn. Populus alba var. nivea (Willd.) Dippel.)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Fagaceae// Genus: Fagus// Species: Fagus sylvatica L.// Form: Fagus sylvatica L. f. sylvatica. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1993). Distribution: Fagus sylvatica L. is native from Europe to Turkey and Caucasus according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (source:Continue reading “Fagus sylvatica L. f. sylvatica”