| Schoenoplectus litoralis (Schrad.) Palla / Homotypic Synonyms: Scirpus litoralis Schrad, it is a perennial plant, uo to 60-120 cm. Rhizome 2 mm diam, short, stoloniferous. Stem 3-6 mm diam., from sharply trigonous to obtusely trigonous above and terete below, smooth, green. Sheaths up to 25 cm, green, smooth, scarious side sometimes reddish, mouth deeply oblique with widely scarious margins; ligule 0.5-1 mm, scarious, margin smooth; blades mostly reduced, some up to 15 cm, sometimes longer, up to 5 mm wide, obtusely pointed, keeled, thick or channelled, margins smooth. Inflorescence a multiple spike or anthelodium, 20-90 mm; lowest bract to more than 12 cm, erect, trigonous in transverse section, edges smooth; primary branches 2-14, to 70 mm, smooth or slightly scabrous; tubular prophyll to 10 mm, mouth oblique or bilobed; secondary multiple spikes 30-40 mm diam., with 3-8 mostly solitary and pedunculate spikes, to 15 mm, with occasional tertiary multiple spikes of 3-4 spikes; tertiary branches up to 10 mm. Spikes as a rule solitary, occasionally 2 together, 7-18 x 3-5 mm, ovoid; glumes 3-4 mm, cymbiform, apex rounded, mucro to 0.7 mm, slightly recurved, sides obscurely nerved, brown, margins widely scarious. Perianth bristles 4, upper half plumose; stamens 3, anther 2 mm; stigmas 2. Nut 1.6-2.3 x 1.1-1.7 mm, obovoid, apiculate, bi-convex or almost plano-convex, mat or semi-glossy, very finely reticulate, dark brown. Life Form: G, Flowering in: Mar-Aug, Vern:————, Phytochoria: MED+ES+IT+SZ, The native range of this species is Temp. Eurasia to Africa. Notes: Wild in Libya, medicinal plant.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:989624-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/989624-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000527542, https://www.gbif.org/species/2711288, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/156845/schoenoplectus-litoralis-schrad-palla, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=508032, https://portal.mikoko.co.ke/species/show/7926, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/SCILIT/, https://flora-on.pt/?q=Schoenoplectus+litoralis |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Zliten-Misurata Plain | Jabal Nafusa | Ghat area |
| Kaam area 2005 | Wadi Kaam 1978 | Ghat (Between Acacus and Tassili Mountains) 2004 Wadi Tanezzuft 2012 |
| 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 |
| Mukassabi, T.A, Ahmidat, G., Sherif, I.M., ELMogasapi, A.(2012) Checklist and life forms of plant species in contrasting climatic zones of Libya. Biological Diversity and Conservation – 5 / 3 (2012) https://bit.ly/42hptsN, https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/biodicon/issue/55888/765799 | plant species in contrasting climatic zones of Libya 2012 |
| 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) | |
| Ahmidat, Gh. (2004) Study of the vegetation cover of the area between the Acacus Mountains and the Tassili Mountains (Ghat). Master Thesis. Department of Botany.College of Science. Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic) |
