| Lythrum salicaria L., it is an erect perennial, 40-100 (-150) cm tall, sub glabrous to densely pubescent; stem usually with 4-5 raised lines. Leaves mostly opposite in whorls of 3, ovate, lanceolate, acute to acuminate with cordate-amplexicual base, 6-60 x 2.5·15 mm. Spikes 9.45 cm long, flowers trimorphic in the axils of small bracts. Hypanthium 12-ribbed, 4.5 x 1.5-2 mm broadly tubular, accessory lobes 2.5-3 mm, subulate, longer and narrowrer than or equaling calyx teeth. Petals 5.5-8.5 (-10) mm long, obovate~spathulate or obovate-lanceolate, reddish purple. Stamens 12, some or all exserted, Ovary sub sessile, 2-5 mm long. Capsules 3-4 mm long, ovoid. Seeds obovate, tip ± membranous. Life Form: Ch , Flowering in:————–, Vern:————-, Phytochoria: S.Cosm, The native range of this species is Temp. Eurasia, NW. Africa, Ethiopia, Australia. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:147990-2, https://www.ipni.org/n/147990-2, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000366878, https://www.gbif.org/species/3188736, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/109216/lythrum-salicaria-l, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/710.html, https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/cabicompendium.31890, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_salicaire.php https://seedidguide.idseed.org/fact_sheets/lythrum-salicaria/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lythrum_salicaria |
| Distribution in Libya |
| Al-Jabal Al-Akhder |
| Reported from W. of Al-Merj by Keith |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1983) Flora of Libya, Lythraceae Vol. (105) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
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