Taxonomy: Fam. Salicaceae// Genus: Populus// Species: Populus nigra L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Amaral Franco in Tutin et al. (1964) and Djekov in Micevski (1993).
Distribution: Native from Europe to the Mediterranean Siberia and Xinjiang according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Riparian vegetation – near rivers and other bodies of water.
Lifeform: Perennial, tree; Mesophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Spring: MAR, APR.
Populus nigra – habit. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus nigra – branches with fruiting female inflorescences. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus nigra – branches with fruiting female inflorescences. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus nigra – fruiting female inflorescences. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus nigra – fruiting female inflorescences. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus nigra – developing fruits. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus nigra – developing fruits. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus nigra – developing fruits. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus nigra – developing fruits. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus nigra – young leaves. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus nigra – young leaves. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus nigra – young leaves. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus nigra – young leaves. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus nigra – adaxial side of leaf and translucent margin. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus nigra – abaxial side of leaf and translucent margin. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus nigra – abaxial side of leaf and translucent margin. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus nigra – short shoot and leaf petioles. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus nigra – short shoot and leaf petioles. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus nigra – branch. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus nigra – tree crown with branches. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus nigra – trunk with bosses. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus nigra – trunk with bosses. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus nigra – trunk. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus nigra – bark. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Populus L. Djekov, Sl. in Micevski, K. (1995). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 3. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 751 – 755.
Populus L. Amaral Franco, J. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1964). Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 54 – 55.
