| Polycarpon alsinifolium (Biv.) DC., it is an annual or biennial herb. Stems up to 12 cm, decumbent, very branched at the base. Leaves 1.3-15 x 0.5-5.5 mm, elliptical-lanceolate, glabrous, papillose on the margin and median vein, somewhat fleshy, often purple. Stipules scarious, ovate-acuminate, silvery. Flowers of (2-) 2.2-3 mm., Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Mar-Jun, Vern:———–, Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is Canary Islands, Medit. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156201-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/156201-1, https://www.gbif.org/species/3816518, https://spain.inaturalist.org/taxa/338464-Polycarpon-alsinifolium/browse_photos, https://jb.utad.pt/especie/Polycarpon_alsinifolium, https://www.floravascular.com/index.php?spp=Polycarpon%20alsinifolium,https://www.maltawildplants.com/CRYO/Polycarpon_alsinifolium.php |
| Distribution in Libya |
| Marmarica Plateau |
| Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
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| 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 |
