Chenopodium opulifolium W. D. J. Koch & Ziz

Taxonomy: Fam. Chenopodiaceae// Genus: Chenopodium// Species: Chenopodium opulifolium W. D. J. Koch & Ziz.

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

Lifeform:  Annual, therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Europe to West Siberia, Mediterranean to West Himalaya, Arabian Peninsula and South Tropical Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Disturbed ground- near cultivated land, orchards, roadsides, footpaths, and other ruderal areas.

Flowering period:  Summer – fall: JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT.

Chenopodium opulifolium – habit. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium opulifolium – habit. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium opulifolium – habit. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium opulifolium – habit. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium opulifolium – habit. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium opulifolium – inflorescence. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium opulifolium – inflorescence. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium opulifolium – inflorescence. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium opulifolium – inflorescence. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium opulifolium – inflorescence with fruits. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium opulifolium – inflorescence with fruits. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium opulifolium – stems with leaves. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium opulifolium – stems with leves. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium opulifolium – stem with leaves. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium opulifolium – stem with leaves. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium opulifolium – leaf. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium opulifolium – adaxial side of leaf. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium opulifolium – abaxial side of leaf. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium opulifolium – lower part of plant. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Chenopodium opulifolium – leaves. Scale in mm. Ruderal area near Kochani, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Chenopodium opulifolium Schrad. ex W.D.J.Koch & Ziz. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60447126-2 [Accessed 29.07.2022].

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

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