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Heliotropium curassavicum L., A glabrous perennial up to 45 cm tall. Stem and branches decumbent. Leaves 15-40 x 4-8 mm., Life Form: Ch  ,   Flowering in: May-Aug ,   Vern: —— ,   Phytochoria: Cosm , The native range of this species is Australia, Hawaiian Islands, Tropical & Subtropical America.   Notes: Introduced in Libya.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:116784-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000718508,  https://www.gbif.org/species/2925786, https://www.maltawildplants.com/BORG/Heliotropium_curassavicum.php,   https://flora.org.il/en/plants/HELCUR/ ,  https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/boraginaceae/heliotropium-curassavicum , https://www.floraofqatar.com/heliotropium_curassavicum.htmhttp://southwestdesertflora.com/WebsiteFolders/All_Species/Boraginaceae/Heliotropium%20curassavicum,%20Salt%20Heliotrope.html

 

Distribution in Libya
Al-Jafarah Plain Sirte Plains Benghazi Plain
Mallaha Wetland Tripoli 2016 Coastal of Tripoli 2020 Sirte 2015, 2016 Benghazi 1977 (10km) before Bemghazi to Dariana 1978
Al-Jabal Al-Akhder Marmarica Plateau
Al-Gaigab road 1972  Wadi El-Kouf 2014 Tobruk 1975,1977  From Tobruk to Egyptian Border 1999 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002

 

Bibliographic references:  
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:  
Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1979) Flora of Libya, Boraginaceae Vol. (68) 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
Mahklouf, M.H. (2020) Biodiversity of the coastal flora of Tripoli Province. Biodiv. Res. Conserv. 58: 13-19, 2020. BRC www.brc.amu.edu.pl, http://brc.amu.edu.pl/pdf-127341-54763?filename=Biodiversity%20of%20the.pdf, http://brc.amu.edu.pl/Issue-58-2020,9131
coastal flora of Tripoli 2020
Elsayed, N. (2016) Relationship between Vegetation and Soil Seed Bank at Protected Versus Unprotected Sites at Coastal Habitats in Libya.CATRINA (2016), 15 (1): 59-68. https://scholar.google.com.eg/citations?user=mSAskW0AAAAJ&hl=en , https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18337_76652686b5c99f5fd479aebab87fbcb4.pdf Surt region in Libya 2016
Mahklouf, M.H. &Al-Sghair, F.G. (2016) Floristic and Inventory Study of Mallaha Wetland Tripoli – Libya. American Journal of Life Science Researches, Oct 2016, Volume 4, Issue 4.PP(119-123) https://bit.ly/3LJPNED , https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf
Mallaha Wetland 2016
Elsayed M. A. N. (2015) Floristic Composition of the Plant Cover at Surt Region in Libya. Catrina (2015), 12 (1): 63-71-2010 By the Egyptian society for environmental SCIENCES. https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18403_37c687e375b9144800a15704e68ebad7.pdf Plant Cover at Surt Region 2015
El-Mokasabi, F M. (2014) Floristic Composition and Traditional Uses of Plant Species at Wadi Al-kuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya. American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 14 (8): 685-697, 2014, ISSN 1818-769,IDOSIPublications,2014DOI:10.5829/idosi.aejaes.2014.14.08.12375. https://bit.ly/3VtCvAAhttps://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/441b/23b83960f007044aca94e26f5c6b170fe102.pdf Plant Species at Wadi Alkuf 2014
El-Shaary M.S. (2002). The Natural Vegetation in Marmarica plateau (North-eastern Libya). First ed. Tobruk (Libya): Published by the local Authority. (In Arabic)  
EL-Habony, A.M. (1999) Vegetation and flora of a sector along Mediterranean cost of Libya from Tobruk to Egyptian border, M.Sc. Thesis, Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya. (in Arabic)