| Herniaria fontanesii J.Gay , it is a perennial plant, light green herb with woody root stock, prostrate to sub erect, spreading to 30 cm, with delfexed lomenlose, 1-20 mm long inter nodes, the leaves sessile, opposite. alternate in floral region, linear-oblong or linear~lanceolate, 4-10 x 2-3 mm. , Life Form: Ch, Flowering in: Mar-May, Vern: ———–, Phytochoria: MED+SA, The native range of this species is Canary Islands, Sahara and Sinai. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:434792-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/434792-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000720671, https://www.gbif.org/species/7314286, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/133803/herniaria-fontanesii-j-gay,http://www.floradecanarias.com/herniaria_fontanesii.html, https://identify.plantnet.org/the-plant-list/species/Herniaria%20fontanesii%20J.Gay/data |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Zliten-Misurata Plain | Benghazi Plain | Jabal Nafusa |
| Sea shore, north Misurata 1967 Leptis Magna 1974 Leptus Megna 2004 Kaam area 2005 Misurata 2006 | Daryanah 1972 | (22 km) W. Khoms 1967 Wadi Maleh, (10 km) from Nalut, Kabao 1972 (22 km) from Nalut to Wazn, Al-Awenia, (15,37 km) from Kaleba to Mizda, (24 km) from Mizda,Al-Nagaza 1974 (22 km) from Nalut 1975 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020 |
| Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | ||
| Wadi (Valley) Stowah region 2007 | ||
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Illecebraceae Vol. (37) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| El-Ahmir, S.M., Mahklouf, M.H., Shanta, M.B., Abo-Jaafer, H.A. (2020) Floristic Study of Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan District-Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology. Volume 8 / Issue 1. ISSN: 2348-7313. https://bit.ly/3VkL3Kh, https://scienceq.org/floristic-study-of-sedrores-mountains-in-gharyan-district-libya.php | Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan 2020 |
| 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 |
| 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) | |
| Nawras, A. M. B. (2007) A study of the vegetation cover in the Wadi (Valley) Stowah region. Master Thesis. Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University-Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| Al-Dana, S. M. M. (2006) Taxonomic study of wild flower plants in some areas of Misrata. Master Thesis, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Misurata University (7 October previously) Misurata, Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| Al-Shf, N. S. (2005) a taxonomic study of the plants of the Kaam region. Master Thesis, College of Science, Al-Marqab University, Al-Khums, Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| El-Komati, A. F. (2004) Medicinal plants in the Shapiat of Marqab, their distribution, classification and importance. Master Thesis. Biology Department- Faculty of Science-Al-Marqab University. Al-Khums. Libya. (In Arabic) |
