| Salvia spinosa L., it is a perennial herb, up to 80 cm tall. Stem much branched above, quadrangular with glandular and eglandular hairs, dense and more glandular above. Leaves simple, ovate, upper leaves pale green somewhat clasping 3-4.5 x 2-3 cm, rounded or subcordate at base, appressed hairy; lower leaves 13 x 10 cm, with petioles 4-12 cm long. Inflorescence ± much branched; verticils c. 10, c. 2-6 flowered, lowermost c. 3 cm apart, approximately above. Floral leaves pale green, round-ovate, 25 x 18 mm, cordate at a base, acuminate; bracts pink. Pedicels 2-2.5 mm. Calyx tubular, 12-20 mm, accrescent, bi labiate, with triangular lanceolate, prickly-aristate teeth. Corolla white, 1.5 times as long as the calyx. Nutlets broad, ovate, trigonous, shining, brown, mottled, 3 x 2 mm. Life Form: H, Flowering in: Apr-May, Vern:————–, Phytochoria: SA+IT, The native range of this species is N. Africa to Central Asia and NW. Afghanistan. Notes: Wild in Libya, in sandy ground in sandy ground.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:457293-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/457293-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000302354, https://www.gbif.org/species/3886937, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/144563/salvia-spinosa-l, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/salspi/, https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/18471/salvia_spinosa.html, https://econews.am/?p=6642&l=en, https://turkiyebitkileri.com/tr/foto%C4%9Fraf-galerisi/lamiaceae-ball%C4%B1babagiller/salvia-adacay%C4%B1/salvia-spinosa.html |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Sirte Plains | Benghazi Plain |
| Wadi El-Maiet project 1974 | Sirte 2015, 2016 | Wadi El-Ghattara 2010 Between Slouk and Al-Abiar 2016 |
| Jabal Nafusa | Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | Marmarica Plateau |
| Gebel Nafousa 1974 Marghna, (40 km) from Gussbat on way to Taraghlat 1979 | Wadi El-Shees 2014 | (10 km) W. Tobruk 1978 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1985) Flora of Libya, Lamiaceae Vol. (118) 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 |
| 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 |
| Raheel, RO. M., El-Borasi, Y. M., El-Barrani, M. W., El-Hassi, S. (2016) Study of Flora and vegetation cover of the semi-desert area between Salouq and Al-Abyar-the first high of Jabal Al-Akhdar-Libya, Fourth Scientific Conference for Environment and Sustainable Development In dry and semi-arid areas. Ajdabia. Libya. (In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rebeh-Rahil | between Salouq and Al-Abyar 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 |
| Shaltout ,K, Fawzy,M., Galal T., Awad M., El-Barasi Y., Saeed, B. (2014) Impact of waste water discharge on the plant communities and size structure of Wadi El-Shees, Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. FeddesRepertorium2014, 125, 1-13 DOI: 10.1002/fedr. 201400023. http://uob.edu.ly/assets/uploads/pagedownloads/7a17e-094.pdf | Wadi El-Shees 2014 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
