| Colchicum ritchii R.Br. / Heterotypic Synonyms: Colchicum ritchii var. pusillum Bég. & A.Vacc. , it is grows from a corm which is oval measuring 2-3.5 cm across, and covered with a loose brown skin. The leaves, which emerge and develop at the same time as the flowers, are largely hairless and elongate after flowering to form a cone which protects the developing fruits. The flowers which appear in December, January and February are white or pink, with plants with either colour frequently growing alongside each oth. Life Form: G, Flowering in: Oct-Des, Vern:———–, Phytochoria: SA+MED, The native range of this species is Tunisia to N. Saudi Arabia. Notes: Wild in Libya, medicinal plant medicinal plant.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:533382-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/533382-1, https://www.gbif.org/species/2739732, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/156441/colchicum-ritchii-r-br, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/colrit/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colchicum_ritchii, https://www.orchid-nord.com/Flore-Djerba/Colchicum%20ritchii/Colchicum-ritchii.html |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Zliten-Misurata Plain | Jabal Nafusa |
| Tripoli 1966,1975 Talil, (11 km) from Sabratah to Zuara, (20 km) from Tripoli to Ben Ghasheer 1976 Sabrata 2008 | Misurata 2006 | Gebel Nafousa, (25 km) from Gharian 1970 Gharian 1975 (15 km) from Shakshook to Jado 1976 Gussbat 1972, 1977 |
| Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | ||
| Reported from Derna by Pampanini Gebel Akhder 1970 (35 km) E. Baida 1975 Wadi Al-Agar 1999 Wadi El-Kouf 2014 Wadi Haboon 2015 | ||
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1978) Flora of Libya, Liliaceae Vol. (57) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| El-Rabiai, G.T. & Al tira, M. (2015) Checklist of the Flora of Wadi Haboon at AI Jabal AI Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). International Journal of Pharmacy & Life Sciences 6(8-9): Aug-Sep, 2015:4661-4665] Coden (USA): IJPLCP ISSN: 0976-7126 http://uob.edu.ly/assets/uploads/pagedownloads/27a3a-wadi-haboon.pdf | Wadi Haboon at AI Jabal AI Akhdar 2015 |
| 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,IDOSI Publications,2014DOI:10.5829/idosi.aejaes.2014.14.08.12375. https://bit.ly/3VtCvAA, https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/441b/23b83960f007044aca94e26f5c6b170fe102.pdf | Plant Species at Wadi Al-kuf 2014 |
| El-Yafour, L. A. (2008) Taxonomic study of the vegetation properties of Sabratha city Master Thesis. Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Al-Zawiya University, Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| 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) |
