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Carex flacca Schreb. / Infraspecifics: Carex flacca ssp. flacca , it is a rhizomatous geophyte up to 20-80cm. Subtrigonal stem, a little scabrous. Leaves 2-5 mm wide, glaucous especially below, rigid, scabrous, with double longitudinal fold. Inflorescence 5-15 cm long. female spikes 2-4, 2-5 cm long, leaning then hanging, long stalked,  male spikes 2-4, terminal. Stigmata 3. Purplish-brown, acute scales. Utricles dark brown to black, rough, 3-4.5 mm long, short, truncated beak.  Life Form: G,   Flowering in: Mar-Jun,   Vern:————-,   Phytochoria: ES+MED+IT,  The native range of this species is Europe, Medit to Pakistan.  Notes: Wild in Libya.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:299756-1,   https://www.ipni.org/n/299756-1https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000346645,   https://www.gbif.org/species/2727938https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/156553/carex-flacca-schreb,  https://www.infoflora.ch/it/flora/carex-flacca.htmlhttps://flora.org.il/en/plants/CARFLA/,   https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/carex/flacca/,  https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=1684&nnn=%3Ci%3ECarex%20flacca%3C/i%3E%20Schreb.,  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carex_flacca

 

Distribution in Libya
Al-Jabal Al-Akhder
Wadi Wardama, Baida, Derna 1939

 

Bibliographic references:  
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:  
Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1985) Flora of Libya, Cyperaceae  Vol.  (120) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: pdf files
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