Taxonomy: Fam. Chenopodiaceae// Genus: Blitum// Species: Blitum bonus-henricus (L.) Rchb.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1995) as Chenopodium bonus-henricus L. The accepted name in the Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Uotila, 2011) is Blitum bonus-henricus (L.) Rchb.

Lifeform:  Perennial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Europe according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Open habitats - grassland and disturbed ground, near roads and settlements in the mountain region.

Flowering period:  Summer (JUN, JUL, AUG).

Blitum virgatum – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Blitum virgatum – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Blitum virgatum – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Blitum virgatum – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Blitum virgatum – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Blitum virgatum – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Blitum virgatum – lower part of plant with leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Blitum virgatum – leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Blitum bonus-henricus (L.) Rchb. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30117327-2 [Accessed 02.08.2021].

Blitum bonus-henricus. Uotila, P. (2011): Chenopodiaceae (pro parte majore). – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=17725&PTRefFk=7300000 [Accessed 02.08.2021].

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