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 (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Rivers and other bodies of water, but it can also be found in forests away from rivers.
Lifeform: Perennial, tree; Mesophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.
Populus alba – habit in spring during flowering. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 20.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – trunk with branches. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 20.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – trunk with branches. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 20.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – trunk. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 20.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – young plants with long twigs. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 20.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – long twigs. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 20.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – leaves of long twig. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 20.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – leaf of long twig. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 20.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – leaf of long twig. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 20.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – leaf of long twig. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 20.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – leaf of long twig. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 20.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 20.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – leaf of long twig. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 20.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – twig indumentum. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 20.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – general tree habit (left) and crown (right). Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – crown with branches. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – leaves of short twigs. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – leaves of short twigs. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – leaves of short twigs. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – trunk. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – trunk. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – leaves of short twigs. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – leaves of short twigs. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – adaxial side of leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – indumentum of twig. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – habit in spring during fruiting. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – branches with fruiting female catkins. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – fruiting female catkins. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – fruiting female catkins. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – fruiting female catkin. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – fruiting female catkin. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – fruiting female catkin. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – developing spring leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – developing spring leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – habit during flowering. Hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – female catkin. Hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – female catkin. Hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – young plant with long twig., Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – adaxial side of leaf of long twig. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – abaxial side of leaves of long twig. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – young plant with long twigs. “Mala” River near lake “Gradche”, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – leaves of long twig. “Mala” River near lake “Gradche”, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Populus alba – abaxial side of leaves of long twig. “Mala” River near lake “Gradche”, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
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.
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