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Cardamine hirsuta L., it is an annual herbs, (3-)10-35(-45) cm tall, sparsely hirsute at least along petioles of basal leaves, often glabrous above. Stems erect, ascending, or decumbent, 1 to several from base, simple or branched above, not flexuous. Basal leaves rosulate; petiole ciliate, 0.5-5 cm; leaf blade (1.5-)2.5-10(-13) cm. Life Form: Th  ,   Flowering in: Mar-Apr   ,   Vern:  ——–,   Phytochoria: Cosm , The native range of this species is Temp. & Subtropical Northern Hemisphere to Old World Tropical Mountains.  Notes: Wild in Libya.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:280380-1,  https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000586924,  https://www.gbif.org/species/3046258,  https://flora.org.il/en/plants/carhir/, https://portal.wiktrop.org/species/show/49, https://www.maltawildplants.com/CRUC/Cardamine_hirsuta.php

 

Distribution in Libya
Al-Jabal Al-Akhder
Gebel Akhder, Shahat to Faidia 1970

 

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
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