Silene behen L., it is an annual herb up to 20-50 cm, with flowers arranged in dicasios, the calyx, with ten nerves, is glabrous, with anastomosing nerves and truncated at the base. The petals, whitish or pale pink, have a slightly exserted blade., Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Mar-May, Vern:———, Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Medit. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156910-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/156910-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000438854, https://www.gbif.org/species/7523432, http://www.floradecanarias.com/silene_behen.html, http://www.cretanflora.com/silene_behen.html, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/SILBEH/, https://www.orchid-nord.com/Flore-Rhodes/Caryophyllaceae/Silene%20behen/Silene-behen.html |
Distribution in Libya | |
Jabal Nafusa | Al-Jabal Al-Akhder |
Wadi Maleh, (3 km) from Nalut 1975 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 | Wadi Al-Agar 1999 Wadi Om-El-Amaym 2019 |
Bibliographic references: | |
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1978) Flora of Libya, Caryophyllaceae Vol. (59) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
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 |
El-farse, M.H. (2019) Study of the vegetation of Wadi Om-El-Amaym in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar region. Master Thesis- department of environmental science and engineering, Academy of post graduate studies, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic) | |
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) | |
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) | |
Al-Hamadi R.I.(1999) Floristic and ecological study of Wadi Al-Agar, Master Thesis, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic) |