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Calendula arvensis L., it is an annual or biennial herb 10 to 50 cm tall. The leaves are lance-shaped and borne on petioles from the slender, hairy stem., Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Nov-Apr,   Vern: Ain-esh-shams, Phytochoria: ES+MED+SA+IT, The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Europe to Medit. and W. Himalaya, Arabian Peninsula., Notes: Wild in Libya

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:187819-1, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000027999,https://www.gbif.org/species/9182765https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendula_arvensishttps://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Calendula+arvensishttps://www.invasive.org/browse/subthumb.cfm?sub=22378 https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=1441

 

Distribution in Libya
Al-Jafarah Plain Zliten-Misurata Plain Benghazi Plain
(10 km) from Zuara to Ferwa, (8 km) from Tripoli University, Soq El-Sabat, (15 km) after Gasr-Bin-Geshir 1976 Sabrath 2008 Mallaha Wetland Tripoli 2016 Research station of Agriculture faculties 2017 Sabratha 2019 Sabratha region 2020 Coastal of Tripoli 2020 Researches Station of Agriculture Faculty, University of Tripoli 2021 Leptus Megna 2004 Kaam area 2005 Misurata 2006,2008 Dariana (40 km) from Benghazi 1972 Wadi El-Ghattara 2010 Between Slouk and Al-Abiar 2016 Ajdabia (Al-Bedan, Al-Jaledia) 2017 (35 Km) South East of Benghazi (adjacent to the Jardinah village) 2020 Wadi El-Enaghar 2021 Soloq (Beir Bullerjam) 2022
Jabal Nafusa Al-Jabal Al-Akhder Marmarica Plateau
Kabau 1972 Abu Zian, (2 km) before Kaleba, Al-Rayayna 1974 Kaleba, (15 km) from Gharian, Nalut 1975 Zentan, Jado, Shakshuk, Sharshara 1976 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Tarhuna (Dawoon, Sok El-Ahed, Terghlat) 2018 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020 Soltan 1970 Bumaria, (20 km) from Al-Abiar 1972 Marawa, Susa 1973 Wadi Al-Agar 1999 Wadi Zaza 2003 Gebel Akhder 2007 S. of AL-Marj 2011  Al-Mansora 2013 Valley Jarjr-oma 2013 Gaber Jera 2013 Wadi El-Kouf 2014 Wadi Haboon 2015 Sidi Abu-Ras 2017 Al-Abiar (Sidi Amohamed forest) 2020 Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 From Tobruk to Egyptian Border 1999 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002

 

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