| Plantago amplexicaulis Cav., it is an annual herb, erect, pubescent, provided with a short stem. Leaves alternate, entire, narrowly lanceolate, attenuated on a sheathing petiole. Very long peduncles (up to 4 times longer than the axillary leaf), erect, ascending or parallel to the soil surface. Terminal spikes, very compact, ovoid to oblong-ovoid. Bracts glabrous, almost orbicular, with a scarious, very wide margin. Corolla with glabrous tube and ovate-lanceolate lobes, also glabrous. Circumcisile capsule with two seeds. Mucilaginous seeds, cymbiform (navicular), with an oblong-elliptical outline, with a convex dorsal surface and a canaliculated ventral surface with the thread arranged towards its middle part. Seed surface somewhat glossy, beige in color (ocher at the level of the cotyledons), alveolate-reticulated, with the pattern only perceptible under high magnification. Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Mar-Jun, Vern: Alesnab, Phytochoria: SA+IT, The native range of this species is Canary Islands, S. Spain, S. Italy, N. Africa to Sahara, E. Medit. to S. Iran and Arabian Peninsula. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information:https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:684862-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/684862-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000487703, https://www.gbif.org/species/7303042, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/115140/plantago-amplexicaulis-cav, https://www.atlasdesemillasdecanarias.org/atlas/ficha.php?ID=71, http://atlas-sahara.org/Plantaginaceae/Plantago%20amplexicaulis/Plantago%20amplexicaulis.html?cat=Plantaginaceae |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Zliten-Misurata Plain | Sirte Plains |
| Bir El-Ghanam 1974 | Kaam area 2005 | Wadi Soofejeen 2017 |
| Jabal Nafusa | Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | Marmarica Plateau |
| Gebel Nafousa, Aboghilan 1971 Wadi Malah, (10 km) from Nalut 1974 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Msallata (Shaafien) 2017 Tarhuna (Hejaz, Mckhalef) 2018 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020 | Wadi El-Agar-El-Merj 2016 | Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 |
| Al-Qibla area | Al-Jufra area | |
| Wadi Nesma region 2009 Wadis South of Mizda 2013 | Hun 2008 | |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1979) Flora of Libya, Plantaginaceae Vol. (67) 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 |
| Mahklouf, M.H. Sherif, A.S, Betelmal, A. G. (2018) Floristic Study for Tarhuna-Libya. Hacettepe J. Biol. & Chem, 2018, 46 (3), 337-364. https://bit.ly/3p26EuO, http://www.hjbc.hacettepe.edu.tr/journal/volume-46/issue-3/floristic-study-for-tarhuna-libya/index.html | Floristic Study for Tarhuna 2018 |
| Bahri, N.M. (2017) Identify, Limit and Determine the Vegetation Types of Wadi Ka’am Areas, Libya. Journal of Marine Sciences and Environmental Technologies-Volume (3) -Issue (2) (In Arabic) http://www.asmarya.edu.ly/journal2/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JMSET06-3-1-20171.pdf | وادي كعام ومناطق اخري 2017 |
| Hegazy, A.; Kabiel, H.; AlRowaily, S.; Lovett-Doust,L. and AlBorki, A. (2016) Plant communities and reproductive phenology in mountainous regions of northern Libya. Journal of Forestry Research. July 2017, Volume 28, Issue 4, pp 741–761. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11676-016-0345-8, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmad-Hegazy-2 | |
| 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) | |
| 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) | |
| Bahri, N.M. (2009) Study of the vegetation covers of Wadi Nesma region, northwest of Libya. Master Thesis, Department of Botany, College of Science, Sebha University, Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| Baayo, Kh. A. (2008) Floristic composition of Sahara Area in Libya. Catrina (2008), 3(3):37-53. https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18541_f0ebe9187acd58ae16701b93a9bf9cc2.pdf | Floristic composition of Sahara Area in Libya 2008 |
| Mohammed, S.A.H. (2008) A taxonomic and ecological study of the plants of the Shaafin Reserve in Masalatah. Master Thesis. Department of Biology-Faculty of Arts and Sciences-Al-Mirqab University. Al-Khums. Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| El-Komati, A. F. (2004) Medicinal plants in the Shapiat of Marqab, their distribution, classification and importance. Master Thesis. Biology Department- Faculty of Science-Al-Marqab University. Al-Khums. Libya. (In Arabic) |
