| Anastatica hierochuntica L., it is an annual plant, about 5 (-10) cm long in fruit, branched from the base with usually ascending branches, often rolled inwards under dry conditions, densely pubescent with stellate hairs. Leaves 10-20 mm long, 5-10 mm., Life Form: Th , Flowering in: Mar-Apr , Vern: Kif meriam , Phytochoria: SS , The native range of this species is Canary Islands (Fuertaventura), Sahara to Iraq and Arabian Peninsula, S. Iran to SW. Pakistan. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:277878-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000533427, https://www.monaconatureencyclopedia.com/anastatica-hierochuntica/?lang=en, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/anahie/, https://www.floraofqatar.com/anastatica_hierochuntica.htm, https://almerja.com/reading.php?idm=144256, http://www.westafricanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?page_id=14&id=8245 |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Qibla area | Ghadames area | Al-Kufra area |
| Wadi Nesma region 2009 | Reported from Ghadames by Durand & Barrate | Reported from Al-Kufra by Durand & Barrate |
| Ghat area | Jabal Al-Uwinat | |
| Reported from Ghat, by Durand & Barrate | Gebel Uweinat 1968 | |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Ali, S.I. & Jafri, S.M.H. (1977) Flora of Libya, Brassicaceae Vol. (23) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| Bahri, N.M. (2009) Study of the vegetation covers of Wadi Nesma region, northwest of Libya. Master Thesis, Department of Botany, College of Science, Sebha University, Libya. (In Arabic) |
