| Cynara cardunculus L., it is a perennial herb, to 2 m high,Taproots fleshy, the stems glabrous to densely arachnoid-tomentose, with leaves to 80 cm long and 40 cm wide., Life Form: Ch, Flowering in: Apr-Jun, Vern: Shouk el bill., Phytochoria: ES+MED, The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Medit. Notes: Wild in Libya, medicinal plant.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:200876-1, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000013358, https://www.gbif.org/species/3112364, https://www.maltawildplants.com/ASTR/Cynara_cardunculus.php, https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/cynara_cardunculus.htm, http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=1696, http://biodiversitycyprus.blogspot.com/2016/03/cynara-cardunculus-l-cyprus.html |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Zliten-Misurata Plain | Sirte Plains |
| Bin-ghashir, (35 km) from Tripoli 1978 Jafara Plain (Wadi Ghado) 2015 Sidi-Omeer 2016 Sabratha 2019 Sabratha region 2020 | Leptus Megna 2004 Kaam area 2005 Misurata 2006 | (7 Km) SE of Sitre City 2008 |
| Benghazi Plain | Jabal Nafusa | Al-Jabal Al-Akhder |
| Reported from (20 km) W. of Benghazi by Kieth. Qaminas to Ajdabia (Slouk plain) 2006 Jardina-Soloq Region 2020 | Reported from Kussbat by Kieth . Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Gasar Akhiar, Ghanima 2016 Tarhuna (Terghlat.) 2018 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020 Wadi Kaam (Dam & lake) 2022 | Reported from Cyrenica region by Kieth . Wadi Al-Agar 1999 Wadi El-Shees 2014 Sidi Abu-Ras 2017 Ain Mara 2020 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1983) Flora of Libya, Asteraceae Vol. (107) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
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