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Centaurea calcitrapa L., it is an annuals, biennials, or short-lived perennials plant, 20–100 cm, the stems 1–several, often forming rounded mounds, the leaves gray, petiolate, blades 10–20 cm, 1–3 times pinnately dissected.,  Life Form: Th, Flowering in:——-,   Vern:——-, Phytochoria: ES+MED+SA+IT, The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Medit. to Iran and Arabian Peninsula.,  Notes: Wild in Libya ????? weed.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:330052-2, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000137211, https://www.gbif.org/species/3128483, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centaurea_calcitrapa, https://eol.org/pages/467764, https://www.floravascular.com/index.php?spp=Centaurea%20calcitrapa

 

Distribution in Libya
Al-Jafarah Plain Al-Jabal Al-Akhder
Research station of Agriculture faculties 2017 El-kouf area 1984

 

Bibliographic references:  
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:  
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Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: pdf files
Nasif, M. A., Al-Ganoni, A. M., Knotch, O. M., Nafees. A. A. (2017) Survey of weeds in the research station of the Faculty of Agriculture-University of Tripoli. Libyan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, No. (1) Vol (22) p. (35-46). (In Arabic) https://www.ljagric.uot.edu.ly/lj/index.php/ljagric/article/view/89http://www.ljagric.com/lj/index.php/ljagric/article/view/89 الحشائش في محطة ابحاث كلية الزراعة 2017
ACSAD (1984) Wadi Al-Kouf National Park Studies Project. Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands.  

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