Carduus pycnocephalus L. //Infraspecifics: Carduus pycnocephalus ssp. pycnocephalus, it is an annual or biennial, the stem from 20 cm to 2.0 m, The plant grows in a rosettes of 25–36 cm) in diameter, with four to ten lobed basal leaves that are 10–15 cm long., Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Mar-Apr, Vern: —- , Phytochoria: MED+IT, The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Europe to W. Pakistan and Arabian Peninsula, N. Africa., Notes: Wild in Libya
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:188996-1, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000024120, https://www.gbif.org/species/3114667, https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=35788#null, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carduus_pycnocephalus, https://eol.org/pages/469134 |
Distribution in Libya | ||
Zliten-Misurata Plain | Sirte Plains | Benghazi Plain |
Zliten (Wadi EL-Zekr) 2022 | Sirte 2015, 2016 | Ajdabia (Al-Bedan) 2016 |
Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | Marmarica Plateau | |
Soltan to Marawa 1970 Wadi (Valley) Stowah region 2007 Wadi Derna 2017 Wadi Al-Kouf 2021 | 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 |
El-Karnawdy, F.O.M. & Swaisy, A.S.M. (2022) Current status of floristic structure in Wadi EL-Zekr, Zliten City, Libya. Middle East International Conference on Contemporary Scientific Studies-VII-Beirut Arab University, Lebanon-March 3-4, 2022. https://www.middleeastconference.org/_files/ugd/614b1f_77fabd66c5054350a95423613bc913b6.pdf , https://www.middleeastconference.org/conference-books | Wadi EL-Zekr, Zliten 2022 |
Al-Traboulsi, M. & Alaib, M.A. (2021) A Survey of medicinal plants of Wadi Al-Kouf in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. NAT. CROAT, VOL. 30. No 2. (389-404), ZAGREB. December 31, 2021. https://hrcak.srce.hr/269442 / https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/390805 | Medicinal plants of Wadi Al-Kouf 2021 |
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 |
Ab-Aziza, F.B., El–Barasi, Y.M. and Rahil, R.O. (2017) Flora, Vegetation and Human Activities of Wadi Derna-El-Jabal. Research article I Botany l Version 1. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rebeh-Rahil | VegetationWadi Derna 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 |
El-Zerbi, A. K. , Al-Borki, A. S., Al-Aib, M.A.(2016) Study of vegetation in Protected Al-Bedan southeast of Ajdabiya, Libya. Journal of Marine Sciences and Environmental Technologies-No. (2) Volume (2) December 2016. ISSN: 2413-5267(In Arabic) http://www.asmarya.edu.ly/journal/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/JMSET01-2-2-2016-ilovepdf-compressed.pdf | الغطاء النباتي بمحمية البيضان 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 Region 2015 |
Nawras, A. M. B. (2007) A study of the vegetation cover in the Wadi (Valley) Stowah region. Master Thesis. Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University-Libya. (In Arabic) |