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Fumana laevipes (L.) Spachit is a subshrub up to  25-30(40) cm tall, loosely tussock, very branched from the base this is frequently thickened, glaucous. Stems thin, ascending, glabrous; the young, glaucous. Leaves 8-10(12) × 0.3-0.4 mm, alternate, sessile, filiform, cylindrical, obtuse, glabrous and glaucous.  Life Form: Ch,   Flowering in: Mar-May,   Vern:———–,   Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is Medit.  Notes: Wild in Libya.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:168597-1,   https://www.ipni.org/n/168597-1,   https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000693036,    https://www.gbif.org/species/3595480https://www.floravascular.com/index.php?spp=Fumana%20laevipes,    https://jb.utad.pt/especie/Fumana_laevipes,   https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_fumanalaevipes.php?zoomphotod=0#visiga,       https://www.maltawildplants.com/CIST/Fumana_laevipes.php,   https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=3295 ,   http://www.apatita.com/herbario/especie.php?id=Fumana_laevipes ,    https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/fumana-laevipes,     https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_fumanalaevipes.php?zoomphotod=0#visiga

 

Distribution in Libya
Jabal Nafusa Al-Jabal Al-Akhder
Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008   Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013  Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Wadi El-Hussaien, Ras El-Hilal, Shahat 1967  Wadi El-Kouf 1968  (7 km) from Shahat 1973  Al-Mansora 2013  From Nuqrat Said to Wadi Al-Zagzoog, From Zawiet Tamula to Al-Manarh 2019

 

Bibliographic references:  
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:  
Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Cistaceae Vol. (48) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: pdf files
Mahklouf, M.H., Sherif, A.S., Betelmal, A.G. (2020) Floristic Study and Species Diversity of Msallata-Garaboulli Province in Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology Volume 7 / Issue 3 ISSN: 2348-7313. Journal homepage: http://scienceq.org/Journals/JABZ.php, https://bit.ly/3LgL0KQ https://scienceq.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/JABZV7I304.pdf Msallata-Garaboulli Province in Libya 2020
Ali, A. M., Lashhab, S. R., Abu-Aweena, A. A.M. (2019) Classification of vegetation cover and its geographical distribution in the area extending between Al-Haniya and Wadi Zagzoog in the north to Lasastata and Bishtaya in the south. Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar eastern Libya. Issue (61) Journal of Science and Human Studies- Al-Marj-University of Benghazi-Libya (In Arabic) https://bit.ly/42bAJX1https://www.researchgate.net/profile/sd-lshhb, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/fdl-allh-altlhy  
Abusaief, H. M. A. and Dakhil, A. H. (2013) The floristic composition of Rocky habitat of Al Mansora in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar- Libya. New York Science Journal 2013; 6(5).  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Huda-Abusaief Al Mansora in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar 2013
Al-Masalati, N. A. A. (2013) Plant diversity across the altitudes of the Msallata National Park Reserve Mountains. Master Thesis. Botany Department-College of Science-University of Benghazi-Libya. (In Arabic)  
Mohammed, S.A.H. (2008) A taxonomic and ecological study of the plants of the Shaafin Reserve in Masalatah. Master Thesis. Department of Biology-Faculty of Arts and Sciences-Al-Mirqab University. Al-Khums. Libya. (In Arabic)