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Senecio gallicus Vill. ex Chaix, it is an annual plant, subglabrous or sparsely floccose. (5-10-50) cm tall. usually branched from the base.,  Life Form: Th , Flowering in: Jan-Apr ,   Vern: Mourare , Phytochoria: MED ,  The native range of this species is Europe, Morocco, Chad.  Notes: Wild in Libya. maritime sand, cultivated ground and other open habitats.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:245225-1https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000061294,   https://jb.utad.pt/especie/Senecio_gallicus,  https://www.tela-botanica.org/bdtfx-nn-62878-illustrations, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_seneconfrance.php?lightforce=1&PHPSESSID=007e613d5439c0b2945d31d8492e8918#visiga

 

Distribution in Libya
Al-Jafarah Plain Zliten-Misurata Plain Sirte Plains
Tripoli 1972,1976  Wadi El Megineen 1977 Tripoli 1978  Gefara plain 2010  El-Zawia 2015 Al-Hdaba Treatment Plant Tripoli 2016 Mallaha Wetland Tripoli 2016 Research station of Agriculture faculties 2017 Sabratha 2019 Sabratha region 2020 Coastal of Tripoli 2020 Researches Station of Agriculture Faculty, University of Tripoli 2021 Leptus Megna 1973 Wadi Kaam near sea beach 1977 Leptus Megna 2004  Kaam area 2005 Misurata 2006, 2008, 2015 Zliten coast 2022 Bugrain 1975 Tawargha 1977  (7 Km) SE of Sitre City Wadi Al-Hamar Region 2020
Benghazi Plain Jabal Nafusa Al-Jabal Al-Akhder
Slouk-Masus road 2000  Between Slouk and Al-Abiar 2016 Jardina-Soloq Region 2020 (35 Km) South East of Benghazi (adjacent to the Jardinah village) 2020 Wadi El-Enaghar 2021 Beach sand dunes in Karkurah 2021 Soloq (Beir Bullerjam) 2022 (6 km) from Tarhuna 1972 (13 km) from Gharian 1973 Al-Asaba, Abu-Zayan, Al-Awania , Kaleba 1974 (22 km) from Nalut 1975 Between Shakshuk and Qaser Al Haj,Omerramal, near Kabau, Jado 1976  Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Tarhuna (Dawoon, Meghawsha, Shersharah, Terglat) 2018  Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020 Wadi Zaza 2003 Gebel Akhder 2007  S. AL-Marj 2011 Valley Jarjr-oma 2013 Wadi Haboon 2015 Sidi Abu-Ras 2017 From Nuqrat Said to Wadi Al-Zagzoog 2019 Ain Mara 2020
Marmarica Plateau Al-Qibla area Al-Jufra area
Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930  From Tobruk to Egyptian Border 1999 Wadi Nesma region 2009 Grara Al-Tifrani, (23 km) from Weshka 1975  Zella 2008
Ghat area 
Ghat (Between Acacus and Tassili Mountains) 2004 Wadi Tanezzuft 2012

 

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Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1983) Flora of Libya, Asteraceae Vol. (107) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.
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