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Acanthorrhinum ramosissimum (Coss. & Durieu) Rothm.

Acanthorrhinum ramosissimum (Coss. & Durieu) Rothm. / Homotypic Synonyms: Antirrhinum ramosissimum Coss. & Durieu, /Heterotypic Synonyms: Antirrhinum flexuosum Pomel, it is a  dwarf  shrub  with  numerous  intricate  branches,  stiff,  and    the  old  branches become  spiny. Leaves entire, narrow, and deciduous. Pedicel slender and longer than the bract and calyx. Calyx lobed into 5 oval-lanceolate sepals.  Corolla 5 to 7 mm pale violet-whitish. Fruit small subglobose capsule.  Life Form: Ch ,   Flowering in:——————,   Vern:—————-,  Phytochoria: SA , The native range of this species is NW. Sahara.   Notes: Wild in Libya.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:798404-1,   https://www.ipni.org/n/798404-1,       https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000513761,   https://www.gbif.org/species/3731513,   https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/94578/acanthorrhinum-ramosissimum-coss-durieu-rothm,   http://www.westafricanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?page_id=14&id=9140,   http://atlas-sahara.org/Plantaginaceae/Acanthorrhinum%20ramosissimum/Acanthorrhinum%20ramosissimum.html?cat=Plantaginaceae

 

Distribution in Libya
Al-Hamada Al-Hamra Ghadames area
Al Hamada 2015 Derj area, common. Near the Algerian border 2015

 

Bibliographic references:  
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:  
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Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: pdf files
Erteeb, F.B & Sharashi, O. (2015) New Records for the Flora of Libya. The Libyan Journal of Science (An International Journal): Volume 18, 2014/2015.  https://uot.edu.ly/journals/index.php/ljs/issue/view/24 New Records for the Flora of Libya 2015