| Artemisia herba-alba Asso / Homotypic Synonyms: Seriphidium herba-alba (Asso) Soják, it is a chamaeophyte grows to 20–40 cm . Leaves are strongly aromatic and covered with fine glandular hairs that reflect sunlight giving a grayish aspect to the shrub., Life Form: Ch, Flowering in: Nov-Feb, Vern: Sheeh, Phytochoria: MED+SA+IT, Notes: Wild in Libya, medicinal plant, Endangered Plant in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:179584-1, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000066428, https://www.gbif.org/species/3120848, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_herba-alba, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0926669018301778, https://identify.plantnet.org/the-plant-list/species/Artemisia%20herba-alba%20Asso/data, https://agronomie.info/fr/artemisia-herba-alba/ |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Zliten-Misurata Plain | Benghazi Plain |
| Bir-Ayad 2013 Jafara Plain (Wadi Ghado) 2015 Sabratha region 2020 | Leptus Megna 2004 Kaam area 2005 Misurata 2006 Misurata (Sassu Valley) 2016 | Msus-Al-Ajramia zone 2004 Al-Maqron area,Sidi Abdelati area 2006 Between Slouk and Al-Abiar 2016 |
| Jabal Nafusa | Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | Marmarica Plateau |
| Yefren, Wadi Ain Rumia 1976 Al-Ghazaya to Wazzin 1977 Wadi Louti, Gharian 1978 Jabal Nafusa (Wadi El-Watiah), Abughilan 2016 Tarhuna (Terghlat) 2018 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020 Wadi Kaam (Main course, Headwaters) 2022 | Marwa 1967 El-Fadil Abou Omar 2011 S. AL-Marj 2011 Wadi El-Kouf 2014 Susah, Shahat, Sidi Ahmad Al-Hemery, Al-Marj-Al-Baida motorway, El-Beida (Belghra), Wadi El-Kouf, 2017 Wadi Al-Ager 2017 Wadi Derna 2017 Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar 2021 | Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 From Tobruk to Egyptian Border 1999 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002 Dafna region (Tobruk to Msaid) 2008 |
| Al-Qibla area | ||
| Wadis South of Mizda 2013 | ||
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