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Traganum nudatum Delile, it is a sub shrub or shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome Life Form: Ch Flowering in: Feb-Apr., Vern: Damran,  Phytochoria: SA, The native range of this species is Sahara to Iraq and Arabian Peninsula.  Notes: Wild in Libya, desert species, medicinal plant. For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:167628-1,   http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000407143,  https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/Traganum.nudatum,  https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.mpu007248,  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13596-019-00365-1, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/TRANUD/,  https://search.mandumah.com/Record/1005307 https://abs.bibl.u-szeged.hu/index.php/abs/article/view/2940

 

Distribution in Libya
Sirte Plains Jabal Nafusa Marmarica Plateau
(15km)W. of Sirte 1977 Wadi Soofejeen 2017 Wadi Kaam 2017 Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 From Tobruk to Egyptian Border 1999 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002
Al-Qibla area Ghadames area Al-Jufra area
Wadis South of Mizda 2013 (184km) from Nalut to Ghadames 1975 Bu-Njim, (17km) from Hum to Bugrain 1973  EL-Harouge mountain 2012 EL-Jufra 2018
Fezzan area Ghat area Gebel Uweinat
(15,20km) from Sebha to Al-Abiad, (7.5km ) from Um-Laraneb 1973(136km ) from Bir Esshwerif to Brak 1977 Wadi Al-Hayat 2009 Gaber-Oun Lake 2012 (91km) from highway to Ghat 1973 Gebel Uweinat 1968

 

Bibliographic references:  
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:  
Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1978) Flora of Libya, Chenopodiaceae Vol. (58) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: pdf files
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
EL-Barasi,Y.M., Bader, B.M., Barrani. M.W., EL-Hashani, N.M. and Alamrouni, A.O. (2018) Ecological studies on EL-Jufra Desert Depression. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323990883_Ecological_studies_On_EL-Jufra_Desert_Depression Ecological studies On EL-Jufra 2018
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
Mohamed, F.J. (2013) A Taxonomic Study of Wadis Flora South of Mizda at the intersections with Mizda-Sebha Highway. Master Thesis. Department of Botany-Faculty of Science-Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic)
Almathnani , A. M., Ali Elssaidi , M. and Mohamed, M. I. (2012) Diversity and Ecological Succession Around Gaber-Oun Hypersaline Lake Ecosystem-Libya. 2nd International Conference on Ecological, Environmental and Biological Sciences (EEBS’2012) Oct. 13-14, 2012 Bali (Indonesia). https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=JdnAB7IAAAAJ&hl=en
El-Barasi, Y.M. & Barrani, M.W. (2012) Factors affecting natural vegetation on EL-Harouge Mountain, Central part of Libyan Desert (Sahara). Bocconea 24: 199-211. 2012. -ISSN 1120-4060. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi vegetation on EL-Harouge mountain 2012
El-Bana, M. I. & Al-Mathnani, M. A. (2009) Vegetation-soil relationships in the Wadi Al-Hayat Area of the Libyan Sahara. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 3(2): 740-747, 2009 ISSN 1991-8178.  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265288335_Vegetation-soil_relationships_in_the_Wadi_Al-Hayat_Area_of_the_Libyan_Sahara Wadi Al-Hayat Area 2009
El-Shaary MS. 2002. The Natural Vegetation in Marmarica plateau (North-eastern Libya). First ed. Tobruk (Libya): Published by the local Authority. (In Arabic)
Al-Habony MEE 1999. Vegetation and flora of a sector along Mediterranean Coast of Libya from Tobruk to Egyptian border. MSc. Thesis. Department of Botany. Faculty of Science. Benghazi University. Benghazi. Libya.