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Centaurea benedicta (L.) L. / Homotypic Synonyms:  Cnicus benedictus L., it is an annual herbs 5-50 cm tall, annual. Stem erect, usually divaricately branched; stem and branches densely setiferous, the leaves setiferous pubescent with multicellular hairs, pinnatilobed or pinnatifid, prominently reticulate-veined especially on abaxial side, margin spinose to spinosely toothed., Life Form: Th, Flowering in:——–,   Vern:——-, Phytochoria: IT+ES, The native range of this species is Europe to Xinjiang.,  Notes: Introduced in Libya.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:190024-1,  http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000034687, https://www.gbif.org/species/3127691, https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/centaurea/benedicta/

 

Distribution in Libya
Jabal Nafusa
Reported from Ras Tecout, Gharian by Keith

 

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
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