Taxonomy: Fam. Sapindaceae// Genus: Acer// Species: Acer tataricum L. The taxonomic classification is given according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Raab-Straube, 2018).
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Matevski in Micevski, 2005).
Lifeform: Bush or small tree; phanerophyte (microphanerophyte) according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from East Central Europe to Japan and Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Forests and shrubland, alongside roads in the oak forests zone.
Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.
Acer tataricum – habit. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – habit. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – habit. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – flowering branches with developing inflorescences. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – flowering branches with developing inflorescences. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – flowering branch with developing inflorescences. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – developing inflorescence. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – developing inflorescence. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – fruits from the previous year. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – leaves. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – lower part of plant. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – lower part of plant. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – habit in flowering. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – habit in flowering. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – habit in flowering. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – flowering branches with inflorescences. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – flowering branches with inflorescences. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – flowering branch with inflorescence. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – inflorescence. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – inflorescence. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – inflorescence. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – inflorescence. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – leaves. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – lower part of plant. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – habit in fruiting stage. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – habit in fruiting stage. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – habit in fruiting stage. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – fruits (samaras). Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – fruits (samaras). Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – fruits (samaras). Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – fruits (samaras). Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – twigs. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – leaves. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – leaves. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, near village of Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani,24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – twigs. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani,24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Acer tataricum – twig with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani,24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani,24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani,24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.. Acer tataricum – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – twigs with fruits. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum branch with fruits. Osogovo hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum – inflorescence with fruits (samaras). Osogovo hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum– leaves. Osogovo hilly region between the villages of Beli and Nivichani, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer tataricum, twig with inflorescence bearing samaras. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Acer L. Matevski, V. in Micevski, K. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1450 – 1462.
