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 |