| Thymus algeriensis Boiss. & Reut., it is a suffrutesccnt procumbent herb or subshrub, covered with short subretrose hairs. Cauline leaves linear or linear lanceolate, margins revolute with acute apex. Verticils arranged in condensed, oblong-capitate inflorescence. Calyx sparsely hispid glandular, bilabiate from the middle with a tridentate upper lip, teeth narrowly lanceolate, lower lip with 2-subulate, ciliate or bristle like teeth. Corolla purple, tube sub exserted. Life Form: Ch, Flowering in: Apr-Jun, Vern: Zaatar, Phytochoria: SA, The native range of this species is N. Africa. Notes: Wild in Libya, medicinal plant.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:460864-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/460864-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000323649, https://www.gbif.org/species/5607769, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/145270/thymus-algeriensis-boiss-reut |
| Distribution in Libya | |
| Jabal Nafusa | Al-Jabal Al-Akhder |
| (2 km) before Gharian 1973 Tagma near Yefren, (6 km) from Yefren to Gharian,Rumia, (15 km) from Yefren 1974 Gebel Nafousa, (10 km) before Gharian 1977 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Al-Assaba 2018 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020 | Wadi Derna 2017 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1985) Flora of Libya, Lamiaceae Vol. (118) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| El-Ahmir, S.M., Mahklouf, M.H., Shanta, M.B., Abo-Jaafer, H.A. (2020) Floristic Study of Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan District-Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology. Volume 8 / Issue 1. ISSN: 2348-7313. https://bit.ly/3VkL3Kh, https://scienceq.org/floristic-study-of-sedrores-mountains-in-gharyan-district-libya.php | Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan 2020 |
| Mahklouf, M.H., Sherif, A.S., Betelmal, A.G. (2020) Floristic Study and Species Diversity of Msallata-Garaboulli Province in Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology Volume 7 / Issue 3 ISSN: 2348-7313. Journal homepage: http://scienceq.org/Journals/JABZ.php, https://bit.ly/3LgL0KQ, https://scienceq.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/JABZV7I304.pdf | Msallata-Garaboulli Province in Libya 2020 |
| Al-Dayek, J.H. G. (2018) Inventory of the perennial and prevalent vegetation cover in the Al-Assaba mountain region. The fifth Scientific Conference of Environment and Sustainable Development in the Arid and Semi-Arid Regions (ICESD) – From 23-25. July-2018. Ajdabiya-Libya. (In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338116426 | |
| Ab-Aziza, F.B., El–Barasi, Y.M. and Rahil, R.O. (2017) Flora, Vegetation and Human Activities of Wadi Derna-El-Jabal. Research article I Botany l Version 1. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rebeh-Rahil | Vegetation Wadi Derna 2017 |
| Al-Masalati, N. A. A. (2013) Plant diversity across the altitudes of the Msallata National Park Reserve Mountains. Master Thesis. Botany Department-College of Science-University of Benghazi-Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| Mohammed, S.A.H. (2008) A taxonomic and ecological study of the plants of the Shaafin Reserve in Masalatah. Master Thesis. Department of Biology-Faculty of Arts and Sciences-Al-Mirqab University. Al-Khums. Libya. (In Arabic) |
