| Helianthemum lippii (L.) Dum.Cours. // Heterotypic Synonyms: Helianthemum lippii (L.) Dum. var. sessiliflorum (Desf.) Murb, it is a much branched shrub, up to 60 cm tall; branches rigid, usually sharply tipped (in dry conditions), whitish in appearance. Leaves very variable (according to season), 5–15 x 1–5 mm, obovate-lanceolate or elliptic to linear-lanceolate, whitish-pubescent, revolute to almost fat at margins. Inflorescence simple to forked, with (3-) 6-12 flowers on each branch, Life Form: Ch, Flowering in: Feb-Apr, Vern:—————, Phytochoria: SS, The native range of this species is Sicilia, Kriti, Sahara to India (Gujarat). Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:168981-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/168981-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000717563, https://www.gbif.org/species/3596007, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/12073/helianthemum-lippii-l-dum-cours, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/hellip/, https://jb.utad.pt/especie/Helianthemum_lippii |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Zliten-Misurata Plain | Sirte Plains |
| (10,20 km) E. of Tripoli 1966 Tripoli 1967 Wadi Al-Atal 1975 Sabrata 2008 Tripoli 2010 El-Zawia 2015 Researches Station of Agriculture Faculty, University of Tripoli 2021 | Misrata 1975 Leptus Megna 2004 Kaam area 2005 Misurata 2006, 2008, 2015 | (25 km) W. Sirte, (1968 (7 Km) SE of Sitre City 2008 Wadi Al-Hamar Region 2020 |
| Jabal Nafusa | Marmarica Plateau | Al-Qibla area |
| Gharian 1968 Gebel Nafousa 1971 Gebel Nafousa, near Tejween 1970 Gebel Nafousa, Kabau, Kaleba, Gharian, (27 km) before Mizda 1974 Gharian 1974 Aboghilan, (4km) from Abou Alan, (22 km) from Nalut, (65 km) from Gerj to Nalut, (37 km) from Kaleba to Mizda 1975 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Tarhuna (Sharshara, Sok-El-Ahed) 2018 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020 Wadi Kaam (Main course) 2022 | Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 | Wadis South of Mizda 2013 |
| Ghadames area | Al-Jufra area | |
| (10 km) before Senawen, (9 km) after Senawen 1975 | (254 km) from Sebha to Hun, (80 km) from Hun 1973 | |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Cistaceae Vol. (48) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
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| El-Ahmir, S.M., Mahklouf, M.H., Shanta, M.B., Abo-Jaafer, H.A. (2020) Floristic Study of Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan District-Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology. Volume 8 / Issue 1. ISSN: 2348-7313. https://bit.ly/3VkL3Kh, https://scienceq.org/floristic-study-of-sedrores-mountains-in-gharyan-district-libya.php | Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan 2020 |
| Mahklouf, M.H., Sherif, A.S., Betelmal, A.G. (2020) Floristic Study and Species Diversity of Msallata-Garaboulli Province in Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology Volume 7 / Issue 3 ISSN: 2348-7313. Journal homepage: http://scienceq.org/Journals/JABZ.php, https://bit.ly/3LgL0KQ, https://scienceq.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/JABZV7I304.pdf | Msallata-Garaboulli Province in Libya 2020 |
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