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Cornulaca monacantha Delile, is a branched, woody shrub growing to a height of 60 cm, Life Form: N.Ph, Flowering in: Oct-Nov, Vern: Suda -Tahara, Phytochoria: SA+SZ, The native range of this species is Sahara to W. & SW. Pakistan., Notes: Wild in Libya, medicinal plant.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:165480-1,  http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000621591, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornulaca_monacantha, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/CORMON/, http://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?page_id=78&id=4636

 

Distribution in Libya
Zliten-Misurata Plain Jabal Nafusa Al-Jufra area Gebel Uweinat
Misurata 2006 Msallata (Shaafien) 2017 EL-Harouge mountain 2012 Gebel Uweinat 1968
Sirte Plains Marmarica Plateau Fezzan area  
Sirte 2016 Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002 Fekkim,(130 km) from Brak,(16 km) from the main road to Brak (15,20 km) from Sebha, between Sebha and Al-Abiad, Wadi Tumb 1973 Gaber-Oun Lake 2012

 

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:

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Bahri, N.M. (2017) Identify, Limit and Determine the Vegetation Types of Wadi Ka’am Areas, Libya. Journal of Marine Sciences and Environmental Technologies-Volume (3) -Issue (2) (In Arabic) http://www.asmarya.edu.ly/journal2/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JMSET06-3-1-20171.pdf وادي كعام ومناطق اخري 2017
Almathnani , A. M., Ali Elssaidi , M. and Mohamed, M. I. (2012) Diversity and Ecological Succession Around Gaber-Oun Hypersaline Lake Ecosystem-Libya. 2nd International Conference on Ecological, Environmental and Biological Sciences (EEBS’2012) Oct. 13-14, 2012 Bali (Indonesia). https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=JdnAB7IAAAAJ&hl=en Gaber-Oun Hypersaline Lake 2012
El-Barasi, Y.M. & Barrani, M.W. (2012) Factors affecting natural vegetation on EL-Harouge Mountain, Central part of Libyan Desert (Sahara). Bocconea 24: 199-211. 2012. -ISSN 1120-4060. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi vegetation on EL-Harouge mountain 2012
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)
El-Shaary MS. 2002. The Natural Vegetation in Marmarica plateau (North-eastern Libya). First ed. Tobruk (Libya): Published by the local Authority. (In Arabic)