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Fumana thymifolia (L.) Webb, it is a perennial plant 10-30 cm tall. Stem erect and branchy at the top. The terminal part is viscous due to the presence of glandular hairs. The leaves are opposite, linear to lanceolate and have a revolute margin. Each leaf has a bunch of linear-triangular stipules in the axil. Racemose inflorescence; racemes composed of 4-10 pubescent and glandular flowers. Corolla made up of 5 yellow petals that come off easily. The fruit is a globular capsule.  Life Form: Ch,   Flowering in: Mar-Apr,   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:168616-1,     https://www.ipni.org/n/168616-1,   https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000693060,   https://www.gbif.org/species/7365597https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/135073/fumana-thymifolia-l-webb, http://floranelsalento.blogspot.com/2013/05/fumana-thymifolia-l-spach-ex-webb.html,     https://flora.org.il/en/plants/FUMTHY/,   https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/cistaceae/fumana-thymifolia,     https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=3299,   http://www.flowersinisrael.com/Fumanathymifolia_page.htm,    https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/fumana-thymifoliahttps://dryades.units.it/Roma/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&id=3281&num=6016

 

Distribution in Libya
Al-Jafarah Plain Zliten-Misurata Plain Jabal Nafusa
Tripoli 1970 Kaam area 2005   Zliten (Wadi EL-Zekr) 2022 Gharian 1970  Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013   Tarhuna (Terghlat, Msaaed) 2018   Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020  Wadi Kaam (Main course) 2022
Al-Jabal Al-Akhder Marmarica Plateau
Karsa, Ras El-Hilal-Derna 1968   El-kouf area 1984  El-Hamamah to Biada 2003  Wadi Zaza 2003 Wadi (Valley) Stowah region 2007   Al-Mansora 2013   Valley Jarjr-oma 2013   Wadi Belkaf-Bata 2016 Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930

 

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.
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Al-Aib, M.A., Elbakkosh, A.M., Ali, Y.B., Gadelmola, A.S., Elmhafdi, A.M. (2016) Preliminary Investigation of the Vegetation of Wadi Belkaf-Bata Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar-Libya. Libyan Journal of Basic Science (LJBS) Vol: 4, No: 1, PP: 20-27., 2016. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohamed-Alaib Wadi Belkaf- Bata Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar 2016
Abusaief, H. M. A. (2013) Life forms and rangeland for many habitats of Jarjar oma in Al-Jabal Al- Akhdar on Mediterranean Sea. Journal of American Science 2013;9(5) http://www.jofamericanscience.org/journals/am-sci/am0905/029_17747am0905_236_249.pdf Jarjar oma in Al-Jabal Al- Akhdar 2013
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)  
Nawras, A. M. B. (2007) A study of the vegetation cover in the Wadi (Valley) Stowah region. Master Thesis. Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University-Libya. (In Arabic)  
Al-Shf, N. S. (2005) a taxonomic study of the plants of the Kaam region. Master Thesis, College of Science, Al-Marqab University, Al-Khums, Libya. (In Arabic)  
Al-Sodany, Y. M., Shehata, M. N. & Shaltout, K. H. (2003): Vegetation along an elevation gradient in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. ecologia mediterranea, tome 29, fascicule 2, 2003, p. 125-138. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yassin-Al-Sodany, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kamal-Shaltout Vegetation an elevation in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar 2003
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