| Cyperus capitatus Vand. / Heterotypic Synonyms: Cyperus kalli (Forssk.) Murb., it is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte. Creeping, glaucous, yellowish , horizontal roots sand-binding, much elongate, with acute scales; culms 10-18 cm long, 2-4 mm, erect or incurved, terete at base, subterete towards tip, thickened basally by several leaf sheaths, almost bulbous at base; sheaths red-brown or pale purple-brown, blades 2,5-6 mm wide, flexuous or recurved, equalling or longer than culms. inflorescence 1,5-4 cm, capitate, spherical or lobed, with 1-several ± confluent spikes; bracts 3-6, leaf-like, much longer than inflorescence. spikelets numerous, densely crowded, lanceolate. 11-15-flower 1-1,5 cm long. Life Form: G, Flowering in: Apr-Sep, Vern:—————, Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Medit. to W. Caucasus. Notes: Wild in Libya/
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:304048-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/304048-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000369295, https://www.gbif.org/species/2714938, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/37930/cyperus-capitatus-vand, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_cyperuscapitatus.php, https://www.maltawildplants.com/CYPR/Cyperus_capitatus.php, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/cyperaceae/cyperus-capitatus, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=508080, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/CYPCAP/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyperus_capitatus |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Zliten-Misurata Plain | Sirte Plains |
| Judayem 1974 | Leptis Magna 1975 Kaam area 2005 Misurata 2006 Leptus Magna 2017 Zliten coast 2022 | Wadi Jarif, (20 km) W. of Sirte, near sea shore 1978 Sirte 2015, 2016 |
| Benghazi Plain | Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | Marmarica Plateau |
| Beach sand dunes in Karkurah 2021 | Wadi Al-Agar 1999 Wadi El-Kouf 2014 | Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 From Tobruk to Egyptian Border 1999 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1985) Flora of Libya, Cyperaceae Vol. (120) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| El-karnawdy, F.O.M., Abogmiza, A.F.M., Alsouyid, H.M.M., Ajaj. K.A.K. (2022) Floristic composition of Zygophyllum coccineum L. Associates in Zliten coast, Libya. 5th International African conference on current studies. February 2-5, 2022 Cairo, Egypt. | Zliten coast 2022 |
| Alteerah, M.A., El-Barasi, Y.M., Ali Alwerfally, A. (2021) Vegetation cover composition and seed bank study of beach sand dunes in Karkurah coastal area, east of Libya. Sustainability, Agri, Food and Environmental Research. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi , https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Munay-Alteerah | Karkurah coastal area 2021 |
| Saaed, M.W.B., EL-Barasi, Y.M. & Rahil, R.O. (2021) An updated checklist and quantitative analysis of the Marmarica Plateau flora, in the north-eastern part of Libya. Phytotaxa 509 (1): 001-055. https://www.mapress.com/j/pt/, https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.509.1.1 | An updated Marmarica Plateau flora 2021 |
| Bahri, N.M. (2017) Identify, Limit and Determine the Vegetation Types of Wadi Ka’am Areas, Libya. Journal of Marine Sciences and Environmental Technologies-Volume (3) -Issue (2) (In Arabic) http://www.asmarya.edu.ly/journal2/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JMSET06-3-1-20171.pdf | وادي كعام ومناطق اخري 2017 |
| Elsayed, N. (2016) Relationship between Vegetation and Soil Seed Bank at Protected Versus Unprotected Sites at Coastal Habitats in Libya.CATRINA (2016), 15 (1): 59-68. https://scholar.google.com.eg/citations?user=mSAskW0AAAAJ&hl=en , https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18337_76652686b5c99f5fd479aebab87fbcb4.pdf | Surt region in Libya 2016 |
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| Al-Shf, N. S. (2005) a taxonomic study of the plants of the Kaam region. Master Thesis, College of Science, Al-Marqab University, Al-Khums, Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| El-Shaary M.S. (2002). The Natural Vegetation in Marmarica plateau (North-eastern Libya). First ed. Tobruk (Libya): Published by the local Authority. (In Arabic) | |
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