Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle.

Taxonomy: Fam. Simaroubaceae// Genus: Ailanthus// Species: Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle.

Determined according to the key to families provided in Tutin et al. (1976) and the botanical descriptions by Tutin in Tutin et al. (1968) – Simaroubaceae and Tutin in Tutin et al. (1968) –Ailanthus Desf.

Lifeform: Perennial, tree; Mesophanerophyte according to the  Raunkiær system.

Distribution:  Native to China; introduced elsewhere according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Not native – introduced in North Macedonia and the Osogovo region.

Habitat:  Urban and ruderal areas, roadsides, rocky terrains.

Flowering period: Late spring – early summer: MAY, JUN.

References:

Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.  https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:813521-1 [Accessed 01.02.2023].

Ailanthus Desf. Tutin, T.G. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2: Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 230- 231.

Key to families. Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. XXIII – XXIX.

Simaroubaceae. Tutin, T.G. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2: Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 230.