| Blitum virgatum L. / Syn. Chenopodium foliosum Asch., is an erect annual herb growing to a maximum height just over half a meter. Life Form: Th Flowering in: — Vern: —Phytochoria: ES+MED+IT The native range of this species is Central & S. Europe to Nepal,. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:164548-1, https://luontoportti.com/en/t/2711/leafy-goosefoot, https://osogovonature.com/2021/08/02/blitum-virgatum-l/, https://efloraofindia.com/2015/10/07/blitum-capitatum/, https://alienplantsbelgium.myspecies.info/content/blitum-virgatum, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitum_virgatum |
| Distribution in Libya | |
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Al-Jabal Al-Akhader area |
| Reported from Tripoliby Durand & Barratte | Wadi Al-Agar 1999 Gebel Akhder 2007 Wadi El-Kouf 2014 |
| Zliten-Misurata Plain | Marmarica Plateau |
| Misurata 2006 | Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2004 |
| Jabal Nafusa | Gebel Uweinat |
| Jado, Taramisa, Seffeat, (13 km) before yefren 1974 | Gebel Uweinat 1968 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1978) Flora of Libya, Chenopodiaceae Vol. (58) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | |
| Saaed, M.W.B., EL-Barasi, Y.M. & Rahil, R.O. (2021) An updated checklist and quantitative analysis of the Marmarica Plateau flora, in the north-eastern part of Libya. Phytotaxa 509 (1): 001–055. https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.509.1.1, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Manam-Saaed-2, https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=s_tmeUwAAAAJ&hl=en | An updated Marmarica Plateau flora 2021 |
| El-Mokasabi, F M. (2014 Floristic Composition and Traditional Uses of Plant Species at Wadi Al-kuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya. American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 14 (8): 685-697, 2014, ISSN 1818-769,IDOSIPublications,2014DOI:10.5829/idosi.aejaes.2014.14.08.12375. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/441b/23b83960f007044aca94e26f5c6b170fe102.pdf | Plant Species at Wadi Alkuf 2014 |
| El-Barasi, Y.M. & Mohammad, J.F.( 2007) Comparative Study of the Seed Bank of Arable Land and Natural Vegetation in El-Jabal El-Akhdar Plateau and Coastal Zone. Garyounis University Press, Journal of Science and Its Applications, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp 1-14, September 2007
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=s_tmeUwAAAAJ&hl=en |
Seed Bank in El-Jabal El-Akhdar 2007 |
| 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-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) |