| Erodium glaucophyllum (L.) L’Hér., it is a perennial plant, dense rosette of triangular leaves, slightly jagged, of a green-gray, glaucous colorm erect floral stems which bear pale purple flowers Sepals 5-nerved. Long fruits of 6 to 12 cm, Mericarps with 2-3 transverse grooves at the top, Beak plumose on dehiscence. Life Form: H, Flowering in: Nov-Apr, Vern: Dahma, Phytochoria: SA+IT, The native range of this species is N. Mauritania, Sudan (Jebel Marra), N. Africa to Iran. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:372268-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/372268-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000676871, https://www.gbif.org/species/8627725, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/10738/erodium-glaucophyllum-l-l-h-r, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/erogla/, http://atlas-sahara.org/Geraniaceae/Erodium%20glaucophyllum/Erodium%20glaucophyllum.html?cat=Geraniaceae |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Zliten-Misurata Plain | Sirte Plains |
| (11 km) from Sabratah on way to Zuara, (3 km) towards North from Highway,Wadi Al-Atal 1976 El-Zawia 2015 Mallaha Wetland Tripoli 2016 Coastal of Tripoli 2020 | Al Kararim 1968 Misurata 2006 Misurata 2015 Misurata (Sassu Valley) 2016 Zliten coast 2022 | (4 km) W. of Bugrain 1975 Bugrain, 1976 Sirte 2015, 2016 Between Al-Washaka and Al-Heisha, Sirte (Al-Zafarana) 2016 |
| Jabal Nafusa | Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | Marmarica Plateau |
| Gebel Nafousa 1971 Tagma, near yefren, (6 km) from Yefren to Gharian, Kabao, Yefren, (37 km) from Kalwba, (67 km) from Gharian, (27 km) before Mizda 1974 Between Janawan and Shakshook 197 7 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Abughilan, Gharian-Nalut 2016 Tarhuna (Dawoon, Sok-El-Ahed) 2018 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 | Wadi Zaza 2003 S. of AL-Marj 2011 Wadi Zaza, Wadi Al-Ager, Wadi Jarjar-Omma 2017 | Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002 Al-Aziyat, Al-Makhili, Al-Tamimi 2016 |
| Al-Qibla area | Ghadames area | Al-Jufra area |
| (24 km) from Mizda to Al-Ghariat 1976 Wadi Nesma region 2009 Wadis South of Mizda 2013 Wadi Nesma, Mizdah 2016 | (5 km) from Ghadames to Berber castle, (100 km) from Nalut to Ghadames 1975 | (17 km) from Hun to Bugrain 1973 (50 km) from Hun to Bugrain (70 km) from Bugrain 1976 EL-Jufra 2018 |
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