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Achillea maritima (L.) Ehrend. & Y.P.Guo / Heterotypic Synonyms:  Otanthus maritimus (L.) Hoffmanns. & Link, Perennial herb,  densely white  the stems are ascending, 10-50 cm long, woody at the base, the leaves are alternate, sessile, lanceolate, 5-17 mm long.,  Life Form: Ch, Flowering in: May-Jul,   Vern:——-, Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is Canary Islands (Gran Canaria, Lanzarote), Europe to Medit.,  Notes: Wild in Libya.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77067622-1, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000084908, https://www.gbif.org/species/3120356, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/asteraceae/achillea-maritima, https://botany.cz/cs/achillea-maritima/

 

Distribution in Libya
Al-Jafarah Plain Al-Jabal Al-Akhder Marmarica Plateau
Reported from maritime zones of Tripoli, Zuara, by Durand & Barratte Reported from maritime zones of Derna by Durand & Barratte Reported from maritime zones of Toburk by Durand & Barratte Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930

 

Bibliographic references:  
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:  
Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1983) Flora of Libya, Asteraceae Vol. (107) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: pdf files
Saaed, M.W.B., EL-Barasi, Y.M. & Rahil, R.O. (2021) An updated checklist and quantitative analysis of the Marmarica Plateau flora, in the north-eastern part of Libya. Phytotaxa 509 (1): 001-055. https://www.mapress.com/j/pt/, https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.509.1.1 An updated Marmarica Plateau flora 2021