| Anarrhinum fruticosum Desf., it is an erect, biennial or perennial herb, 30-100 cm tall, branched, glabrous or sometimes papillose. Leaves alternate, sometimes fascicled at the base of the branches, entire to shortly denticulate at the apex, 8-15 (.22) x 2- (-5) mm, lower spathulate, somewhat obtuse, upper linear lanceolate, acute. Raceme long, slender and lax. Flowers white; pedicel c. 1 mm long. Bracts akin to cauline leaves but smaller in size. Calyx 5-partite; lobes ovate, acute, entire or with slightly wavy and membranous margin, 1 mm long, almost equaling the calyx tube. Corolla 3-4 mm long; upper lip shortly bifid, lower lip 3-lobed; lobes rounded with spreading throat; tube oblong, 2.5-3 mm long. Stamens included longer ones 3 mm long, shorter ones 2 mm long; anthers deep blue. Stigma ± emarginated. Capsule sub rounded sub emarginated, glabrous, c. 2 mm, seeds many, black, minute, covered with acute conical papillae. Life Form: Ch, Flowering in: Feb-Apr, Vern:————–, Phytochoria: SA, The native range of this species is Algeria, Morocco, SE. Spain?. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:798896-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/798896-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000533393, https://www.gbif.org/species/8267849, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/150180/anarrhinum-fruticosum-desf |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Jabal Nafusa | Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | Al-Qibla area |
| (37 km) from Al-Kaleba to Mizda 1974 Abughilan 2016 | S. of AL-Marj 2011 | Wadis South of Mizda 2013 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1982) Flora of Libya, Scrophulariaceae Vol. (88) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| Hegazy, A.; Kabiel, H.; AlRowaily, S.; Lovett-Doust, L. and AlBorki, A. (2016) Plant communities and reproductive phenology in mountainous regions of northern Libya. Journal of Forestry Research. July 2017, Volume 28, Issue4, pp 741-761|. https://bit.ly/3HlBjcJ, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmad-Hegazy-2 | |
| EL-Barasi, Y. M., Barrani, M. W., Abdelsalam, O. EL-Amrouni, N., Mohamad, F. (2011) Check list of flora and vegetation on south EL-Marj zone: south EL-Jabal EL-Akhadar. Libya. Annals of Faculty Engineering Hunedoara-International Journal of Engineering. Tome IX (Year 2011). Fascicule 3. ISSN 1584-2673, 141-146. https://bit.ly/3p7s6hV, http://annals.fih.upt.ro/pdf-full/2011/ANNALS-2011-3-24.pdf | flora and vegetation on south EL-Marj zone 2011 |
| Bahri, N.M. (2009) Study of the vegetation covers of Wadi Nesma region, northwest of Libya. Master Thesis, Department of Botany, College of Science, Sebha University, Libya. (In Arabic) |
