Arenaria serpyllifolia L. / Immediate children: Arenaria serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia, it is an annual plant. Taproots filiform, stems 1-100+, erect to ascending or sprawling, green, 3-40+ cm; internodes terete to ellipsoid, 2-8 times as long as leaves., Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Des-Jun, Vern:———-, Phytochoria: S.Cosm, The native range of this species is Temp. Eurasia to Philippines (Luzon), N. Africa to Ethiopia. Notes: Wild in Libya, it is a common weed in cultivated fields and gardens.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:303826-2, https://www.ipni.org/n/303826-2, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000546651, https://www.gbif.org/species/8089871, https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/arenaria/serpyllifolia/ , https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/thyme-leaved-sandwort , https://botany.cz/cs/arenaria-serpyllifolia/ |
Distribution in Libya | ||
Al-Jafarah Plain | Zliten-Misurata Plain | Jabal Nafusa |
El-Geddaieda (6 km) E. of Tripoli 1967 Tripoli 1971,1975,1976,1977 Researches Station of Agriculture Faculty, University of Tripoli 2021 | Misurata 2008 | Misallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 |
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 |
Al-Sghair, F.G. and Mahklouf, M.H. (2021) Vegetation Survey for Vascular Plants of Protected Area of the University of Tripoli-Libya. Species. Vol.22 (69), 2021. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf, http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n69/index.htm, http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n69/A1.pdf | Vegetation Survey of the University of Tripoli 2021 |
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 |
Baayo, Kh. A. (2008): Floristic composition and Phytochorological Analysis of Misratah area, Libya, Assiut Univ.J. of Botany 37(2), P-P. 33-78 (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) |