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Helianthemum salicifolium (L.) Mill.,  it is an annual plant up to  (5–15 (–25) cm high, not woody at the base , lower leaves oblong-oval, upper lanceolate, petals only 5–10 mm long, about the same length as the sepals.  Life Form: Th,   Flowering in: Feb-Mar,   Vern:———-,   Phytochoria: MED+SA+IT,  The native range of this species is Canary Islands, Medit. to Iran and Arabian Peninsula.  Notes: Wild in Libya.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:169142-1,       https://www.ipni.org/n/169142-1,   https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000717719,  https://www.gbif.org/species/2874095, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/HELSAL/,    https://osogovonature.com/2021/04/11/helianthemum-salicifolium-l-mill/,  https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=503263,   https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_helianthemesaule.php,   https://dryades.units.it/floritaly/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&tipo=all&id=3263,   http://www.menudanatura.com/2020/06/helianthemum-salicifolium-l-mill.html,   http://www.menudanatura.com/2020/06/helianthemum-salicifolium-l-mill.html,     http://herbarivirtual.uib.es/ca/general/1206/especie/helianthemum-salicifolium-l-guss-

 

Distribution in Libya
Benghazi Plain Jabal Nafusa Al-Jabal Al-Akhder
Wadi El-Ghattara 2010 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020  Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020 Slonta to Marawa, S. road from Derna to El-Merj, Shahat 1970  El-Hamamah to Biada 2003  Balghara 2017
Marmarica Plateau
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.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: pdf files
Saaed, M.W.B., EL-Barasi, Y.M. & Rahil, R.O. (2021) An updated checklist and quantitative analysis of the Marmarica Plateau flora, in the north-eastern part of Libya. Phytotaxa 509 (1): 001-055. https://www.mapress.com/j/pt/, https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.509.1.1 An updated Marmarica Plateau flora 2021
El-Ahmir, S.M., Mahklouf, M.H., Shanta, M.B., Abo-Jaafer, H.A. (2020) Floristic Study of Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan District-Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology. Volume 8 / Issue 1. ISSN: 2348-7313. https://bit.ly/3VkL3Kh, https://scienceq.org/floristic-study-of-sedrores-mountains-in-gharyan-district-libya.php Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan 2020
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
Abusaief, H. M. A. (2017) Similarities between elevations in a rare species of some locations at Al- Jabal Al-Akhdar in Libya. International Journal of Environment ISSN 2077-4505.Volume: 06 Issue: 03 July-Sept. 2017, Page: 78-102.  http://www.curresweb.com/ije/ije/2017/78-102.pdf Similarities between elevations in a rare species 2017_compressed
El-Rabiai, G.T., Al tira, F.M., Lamlom, S.H. (2010) Preliminary Checklist for the Flora of Wadi El Ghattara in Libya. Garyounis University Press Journal of Science and Its Applications Vol. 4, No. 1, pp 39-47, December 2010. http://sc.uob.edu.ly/assets/uploads/pagedownloads/5c3e5-39-47.pdf Flora of Wadi El Ghattara 2010
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