| Juncus rigidus Desf. / Heterotypic Synonyms: Juncus maritimus var. arabicus Asch. & Buchenau, it is a herb perennial, 0,3-1,5 m tall, rhizome compact, creeping, to 1 cm. Stems terete, hard, cataphylls present. Leaves basal 0,25-1,1 m long, blades terete, 1,5-3 mm. Inflorescence a lax pseudo-lateral panicle with 60-150 heads, each head 2-6-flowered. Tepals uniformly coloured green to straw-yellow (sometimes slightly darker but without darkened midrib). Capsule narrowly trigono-ovoid, 3,5-5 mm long, usually exceeding tepals. Seeds fusiform, 0,5-0,7 mm long with white appendages 0,8-1,2 mm long at each end. Life Form: H, Flowering in: Mar-Jul, Vern: Dees, Phytochoria: SS+SZ+S.Afr., The native range of this species is Sardegna to S. Pakistan, Africa. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:443427-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/443427-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000777168, https://www.gbif.org/species/2701397, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/41747/juncus-rigidus-desf, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/JUNRIG/, https://botany.cz/cs/juncus-rigidus/, http://atlas-sahara.org/Juncaceae/Juncus%20rigidus/Juncus%20rigidus.html?cat=Juncaceae |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Sirte Plains | Marmarica Plateau | Jabal Al-Uwinat |
| Sirte 2016 | Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 | Gebel Uweinat 1968 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Juncaceae Vol. (29) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Alzwai, A.M.H. (2008) A study of the vegetation covers of the Jabal Al-Uweinat region in Libya. Master Thesis – Botany Department – College of Science – Garyounis University – Libya. (In Arabic) |
