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Picris pauciflora Willd., it is an annual plant. the stems 10-50 cm, with many uneven, stiff hairs. the leaves few to many, more or less rigid hairs, basal leaves 30-120 X 5-15 mm, narrowly elliptic, oblong-elliptic or lanceolate, smooth to wavy-dentate, which narrows towards the stem., Life Form: Th, Flowering in:—-,   Vern:—– , Phytochoria: MED+IT,  The native range of this species is Switzerland to Israel and Iran.  Notes: Wild in Libya, in sandy soil with loamy top at some places.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:237894-1,  http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000138501,  https://www.gbif.org/species/3093309http://xloridaporto.blogspot.com/2016/04/picris-pauciflora-willd.html, https://eol.org/pages/486234

 

Distribution in Libya
Benghazi Plain Al-Qibla area Al-Jufra area
Wadi El-Ghattara 2010 South of Mizda 2013 (98 km) from Hun to Sebha, Wadi Soda 1973   Al-Jufra region 2020

 

Bibliographic references:  
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:  
Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1983) Flora of Libya, Asteraceae Vol. (107) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: pdf files
 Khalifa, S.M. & Bader, B.M. (2020) Floristic analysis of the family Asteraceae in Al-Jufra region, Libya. Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies-2020- Vol. 8, Issue 6, Part A. https://bit.ly/44iqEK1https://www.plantsjournal.com/archives/?year=2020&vol=8&issue=6&part=A&ArticleId=1223, https://www.plantsjournal.com/archives/2020/vol8issue6/PartA/8-6-2-621.pdf family Asteraceae in Al-Jufra region 2020
Mohamed, F.J. (2013) A Taxonomic Study of Wadis Flora South of Mizda at the intersections with Mizda-Sebha Highway. Master Thesis. Department of Botany-Faculty of Science-Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic)  
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