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Atriplex portulacoides L. / Syn. Halimione portulacoides (L.) Allen., A very whitish mealy small, straggling shrub to 80(-150) cm., Life Form: N.Ph, Flowering in: Jun-Jul, Vern:, Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is Canary Islands, Europe to Medit. , Notes: Wild in Libya.

For more information:https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:164072-1, https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=20560#null,  http://ecoflora.org.uk/search_species2.php?plant_no=480070010 http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000556480,  https://species.nbnatlas.org/species/NBNSYS0000003119,  https://treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/atriplex/atriplex-portulacoides/,  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7692200/

 

Distribution in Libya
Zliten-Misurata Plain Sirte Plains
Misurata 2006 Sirte 2015, 2016
Al-Jabal Al-Akhader Marmarica Plateau
Birccess 2011 Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 From Tobruk to Egyptian Border 1999

 

Bibliographic references:  
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:  

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Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest:  
Elsayed, N. (2016) Relationship between Vegetation and Soil Seed Bank at Protected Versus Unprotected Sites at Coastal Habitats in Libya.CATRINA (2016), 15 (1): 59-68.  https://scholar.google.com.eg/citations?user=mSAskW0AAAAJ&hl=en, https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18337_76652686b5c99f5fd479aebab87fbcb4.pdf

Surt region in Libya 2016

Elsayed M. A. N. (2015) Floristic Composition of the Plant Cover at Surt Region in Libya. Catrina (2015), 12 (1): 63-71-2010 By the Egyptian society for environmental SCIENCES. https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18403_37c687e375b9144800a15704e68ebad7.pdf

Plant Cover at Surt Region2015

Hegazyi, A.K., Boulos, L., Kabiel, H.F. and Sharashy, O.S. (2011) Vegetaion and species altitudinal distribution in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar landscape, Libya. Pak. J. Bot., 43(4): 1885-1898, 2011.

Vegetaion in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar landscape 2011

Al-Dana, S. M. M. (2006) Taxonomic study of wild flower plants in some areas of Misrata. Master Thesis, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Misurata University (7 October previously) Misurata, Libya. (In Arabic)  
Al-Habony MEE 1999. Vegetation and flora of a sector along Mediterranean Coast of Libya from Tobruk to Egyptian border. MSc. Thesis. Department of Botany. Faculty of Science. Benghazi University. Benghazi. Libya.