| Umbilicus rupestris (Salisb.) Dandy, it is a succulent tuberous geophyte, the stems UP TO 5-40 (-60) cm. Inflorescence in raceme or panicle, with middle bracts generally as long as the pedicels. Flowers 4.5-8 x 2.5-4.5 mm, broadly cylindrical or urceolate, long pediceled, generally pendulous, yellowish or reddish after anthesis. Corolla lobes 1-2 x 1.5-2 mm, broadly ovate. Sepals 1.2-2 x 0.6-1.4 mm, ovate-triangular, stamens 10. Life Form: G, Su, Flowering in: Mar- May, Vern:———–, Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is Macaronesia, W. Europe to Medit. and Arabian Peninsula, SW. India. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:277005-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/277005-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000415401, https://www.gbif.org/species/7334368, https://www.floravascular.com/index.php?spp=Umbilicus%20rupestris, https://www.maltawildplants.com/CRSS/Umbilicus_rupestris.php, https://osogovonature.com/2023/05/08/umbilicus-rupestris-salisb-dandy/, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=8048, https://botany.cz/cs/umbilicus-rupestris/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbilicus_rupestris |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Benghazi Plain | Jabal Nafusa | Al-Jabal Al-Akhder |
| Wadi El-Ghattara 2010 | Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 | Wadi El-Kauf 1968 Shahat 1973 Shahat to Ras El-Hilal, Gubba 1978 S.of AL-Marj 2011 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1981) Flora of Libya, Crassulaceae Vol. (87) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| 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 |
| Al-Masalati, N. A. A. (2013) Plant diversity across the altitudes of the Msallata National Park Reserve Mountains. Master Thesis. Botany Department-College of Science-University of Benghazi-Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| EL-Barasi, Y. M., Barrani, M. W., Abdelsalam, O. EL-Amrouni, N., Mohamad, F. (2011) Check list of flora and vegetation on south EL-Marj zone: south EL-Jabal EL-Akhadar. Libya. Annals of Faculty Engineering Hunedoara-International Journal of Engineering. Tome IX (Year 2011). Fascicule 3. ISSN 1584-2673, 141-146. https://bit.ly/3p7s6hV, http://annals.fih.upt.ro/pdf-full/2011/ANNALS-2011-3-24.pdf | flora and vegetation on south EL-Marj zone 2011 |
| El-Rabiai, G.T., Al tira, F.M., Lamlom, S.H. (2010) Preliminary Checklist for the Flora of Wadi El Ghattara in Libya. Garyounis University Press Journal of Science and Its Applications Vol. 4, No. 1, pp 39-47, December 2010. http://sc.uob.edu.ly/assets/uploads/pagedownloads/5c3e5-39-47.pdf | Flora of Wadi El Ghattara 2010 |
| Mohammed, S.A.H. (2008) A taxonomic and ecological study of the plants of the Shaafin Reserve in Masalatah. Master Thesis. Department of Biology-Faculty of Arts and Sciences-Al-Mirqab University. Al-Khums. Libya. (In Arabic) |
