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Xanthium strumarium L. , Life Form: Th , Flowering in: Jul-Oct ,   Vern:—– , Phytochoria: S.Cosm ,The native range of this species is S. Central & S. Europe to China and Indo-China, Taiwan, NW. Africa.    Notes: Introduced, in Libya. weed flora

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:260893-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000082132, https://www.gbif.org/species/3089154, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/xanstr/,  https://maltawildplants.com/ASTR/Xanthium_strumarium.php, https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/xanthium/strumarium/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthium_strumarium

 

Distribution in Libya
Al-Jafarah Plain Benghazi Plain Al-Jabal Al-Akhder
Reported from Tripoli, by Pampanini and Keith  Sabrata 2008 Reported from Benghazi, Agdabia  by Pampanini and Keith . Reported from Baida by Pampanini and Keith  Wadi Al-Agar 1999  Wadi Derna 2017
Marmarica Plateau
Reported from Tobrouk, by Pampanini and Keith

 

Bibliographic references:  
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:  
Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1983) Flora of Libya, Asteraceae Vol. (107) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: pdf files
Ab-AzizaF.B., ElBarasi, Y.M. and Rahil, R.O. (2017) Flora, Vegetation and Human Activities of Wadi Derna-El-JabalResearch article I Botany l Version 1. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rebeh-Rahil VegetationWadi Derna 2017
El-Yafour, L. A. (2008) Taxonomic study of the vegetation properties of Sabratha city Master Thesis. Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Al-Zawiya University, Libya. (In Arabic)  
Al-Hamadi R.I.(1999) Floristic and ecological study of Wadi Al-Agar, Master Thesis, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic)