| Juncus bufonius L., it is an annual plant up to 30 cm tall, often much branched from the base with thin, erect to ascending leafy culms. Leaves 1-12 cm x (0.5-) 1-2 mm, often convolute, chanelled above, linear, green, not pungent at tip. Inflorescence lax, with flowers singlyly (sometimes 2-3 together) placed on the main stem and branches. Bracteoles 2(-3), ovate, acute, scarious, 1.5-2.5 mm long. Tepals unequal, narrowly ovate, outer (4.5-) 6-8 mm long, apiculate or acuminate, inner 4-6 (6.5) mm, usually apiculate and scarious at the margins. Stamens 6, up to half as long as the tepals. Anthers c. 1 mm long. Style c. 0.5 mm long with 1-1.5 mm long stigmas. Capsules 3-5 mm long, ovoid or sub-ellipsoid, obtuse or sub obtuse, 3-Iocular. Seeds c. 0.5 mm long, ellipsoid, sub oblique, faintly to conspicuously striated. Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Mar-May, Vern:————, Phytochoria: Cosm, The native range of this species is Temp. & Subtropical to Tropical Mountains. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30079279-2, https://www.ipni.org/n/30079279-2, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000776030, https://www.gbif.org/species/6413649, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/41719/juncus-bufonius-l, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/603.html, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_juncusbufonius.php, https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/juncus/bufonius/, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/JUNBUF/, https://agroatlas.ru/en/content/weeds/Juncus_bufonius/index.html, https://www.maltawildplants.com/JUNC/Juncus_bufonius.php, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juncus_bufonius |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Jabal Nafusa | Al-Jabal Al-Akhder |
| Tripoli 1977 Mallaha Wetland Tripoli 2016 Coastal of Tripoli 2020 | Ain Rumia 1968 | Wadi Derna 1968 Wadi (Valley) Stowah region 2007 |
| Marmarica Plateau | ||
| Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 | ||
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Juncaceae Vol. (29) 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 |
| Mahklouf, M.H. (2020) Biodiversity of the coastal flora of Tripoli Province. Biodiv. Res. Conserv. 58: 13-19, 2020. BRC www.brc.amu.edu.pl. http://brc.amu.edu.pl/pdf-127341-54763?filename=Biodiversity%20of%20the.pdf, http://brc.amu.edu.pl/Issue-58-2020,9131 | coastal flora of Tripoli 2020 |
| Mahklouf, M.H. & Al-Sghair, F.G. (2016) Floristic and Inventory Study of Mallaha Wetland Tripoli – Libya. American Journal of Life Science Researches, Oct 2016, Volume 4, Issue 4.PP(119-123) https://bit.ly/3LJPNED, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf | Mallaha Wetland 2016 |
| Nawras, A. M. B. (2007) A study of the vegetation cover in the Wadi (Valley) Stowah region. Master Thesis. Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University-Libya. (In Arabic) |
