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Amaranthus graecizans L., Is an annual herb, and grows primarily in the subtropical biome..

Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Mar-Dec, Vern: —–, Phytochoria: S.Cosm, The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Medit. to Indian Subcontinent and Angola. Notes:–

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:10641-2,   https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=184249#null,  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranthus_graecizans,  https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Amaranthus_graecizans_(PROTA),  http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242415677

 

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain Sirte Plains Benghazi Plain Jabal Nafusa area Al-Jabal Al-Akhder Marmarica Plateau Fezzan area Gebel Uweinat
(20 km) E. Tripoli 1966 Tripoli 1975 10 km from Zuara to farwa 1976 Sabratha region 2020 Sirte 2015, 2016 Dariana, (40 km) from Benghazi 1972 Along the coastal road from Tripolito Khoms 1966 Wadi Zaza 2003 Wadi El-Shees 2014 Sidi Abu-Ras 2017 From Tobruk to Egyptian Border 1999 Grega, (150 km) from Sebha to Germa 1973 Gebel Uweinat 1968

 

Bibliographic references:  
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:  
Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Amaranthaceae Vol. (42) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.  
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest:  
Al-khojah, H.M., Al-Yafour, L.A., Mahklouf, M.H. (2020) Floristic Study of Selected Districts in Sabratha region Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology Volume 7/Issue 4 ISSN: 2348-7313.  https://scienceq.org/floristic-study-of-selected-districts-in-sabratha-region-libya.php Sabratha region Libya 2020
El-Zerbi, A. K. & Al-Aib, M.A. (2017) Study of vegetation cover in Sidi Bouras region, Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering JESE, VOL. 1, No. 1, January 2017 (In Arabic)  http://jese.uoa.edu.ly/JESE_V1N1/JESE_V1N1P11.pdf  سيدي ابو راس 2017
Elsayed, N. (2016) Relationship between Vegetation and Soil Seed Bank at Protected Versus Unprotected Sites at Coastal Habitats in Libya.CATRINA (2016), 15 (1): 59-68. https://scholar.google.com.eg/citations?user=mSAskW0AAAAJ&hl=en,  https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18337_76652686b5c99f5fd479aebab87fbcb4.pdf Surt region in Libya 2016
Elsayed M. A. N. (2015) Floristic Composition of the Plant Cover at Surt Region in Libya. Catrina (2015), 12 (1): 63-71-2010 By the Egyptian society for environmental SCIENCES.  https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18403_37c687e375b9144800a15704e68ebad7.pdf Plant Cover at Surt Region2015
Shaltout, K. , Fawzy, M., Galal, T., Awad, M. , El-Barasi, Y. (2014) Impact of waste water discharge on the plant communities and size structure of Wadi El-Shees, Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. Feddes Repertorium 2014, 125, 1–13, DOI:  10.1002/fedr.201400023, c 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/fedr.201400023, https://scholar.google.dk/citations?user=3-C8aFIAAAAJ&hl=ja
El-Barasi, Y. M., EI-Sherif, l. M. & Gawhari, A. M. H.(2003) Checklist and analysis of the flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza at AI-Jabal AI Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). Bocconea 16 (2): 1091-1105. 2003. – ISSN 1120-4060.  http://www.herbmedit.org/bocconea/16-1091.pdf
Al-Habony MEE 1999. Vegetation and flora of a sector along Mediterranean Coast of Libya from Tobruk to Egyptian border. MSc. Thesis. Department of Botany. Faculty of Science. Benghazi University. Benghazi. Libya.