Sedum cespitosum (Cav.) DC. , it is a succulent annual glabrous, usually reddish up to stem 2-5 cm, erect. Leaves 3-6 mm, alternate, imbricate subterete, broadly ovoid. Flowers 4- or 5-merous, sessile in short cymes. Petals 3 mm, mucronate, white tinged with pink. Stamens 4 or 5. Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Mar-May, Vern:———–, Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is E. Central Europe to Medit. and N. Iran. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:275179-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/275179-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000437153, https://www.gbif.org/species/7604836, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/140376/sedum-caespitosum-cav-dc, https://maltawildplants.com/CRSS/Sedum_caespitosum.php, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=7048, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_sedumcaesp.php, https://www.floracatalana.cat/flora/vasculars/taxons/VTax326 |
Distribution in Libya | |
Benghazi Plain | Al-Jabal Al-Akhder |
Benghazi 1933 | Labrag, E. of Shahat 1970 Al-Abiar (Sidi Amohamed forest) 2020 |
Bibliographic references: | |
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1981) Flora of Libya, Crassulaceae Vol. (87) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
Al-Amrouni, M,M., Al-Zarbi, A., Al-Aeb, M. A. (2020) Study of vegetation cover in Sidi Amohamed forest north of the city of Al-Abyar in the Al-Jabal Al-Al-Akhdar. Libya. Journal of Quality Assurance for Scientific Research-The first issue-April-2020 (In Arabic). https://lqac.org.ly/index.php/april2020/, https://lqac.org.ly/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/PDF-1.pdf | غابة سيدي أمحمد شمال مدينة الابيار2020 |