| Cerastium glomeratum Thuill., it is an annual plant, with slender taproots, the stems erect or ascending, branched, 5-45 cm, hairy, glandular at least distally, rarely eglandular; small axillary tufts of leaves absent, the leaves not marcescent, ± sessile; blade 5-20(-30) × 2-8(-15) mm., Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Feb-Jun, Vern:———, Phytochoria: Cosm, The native range of this species is Europe, Macaronesia to Assam. Notes: Wild in Libya, it is a common weed in cultivated fields and gardens lawns.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:152274-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/152274-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000595603, https://www.gbif.org/species/3085440, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/CERGLO/ , https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espece/cd_nom/90017/tab/fiche, http://www.marz-kreations.com/WildPlants/CRYO/Cerastium_glomeratum.php, https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/cerastium/glomeratum/ , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerastium_glomeratum |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Benghazi Plain | Jabal Nafusa |
| Tripoli 1976,1977 Sabratha region 2020 | Wadi El-Ghattara 2010 | Misallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 |
| Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | ||
| Labrag 1968 | ||
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1978) Flora of Libya, Caryophyllaceae Vol. (59) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| 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://bit.ly/3Lop40u , https://scienceq.org/floristic-study-of-selected-districts-in-sabratha-region-libya.php | Sabratha region Libya 2020 |
| Mahklouf, M.H., Sherif, A.S., Betelmal, A.G. (2020) Floristic Study and Species Diversity of Msallata-Garaboulli Province in Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology Volume 7 / Issue 3 ISSN: 2348-7313. Journal homepage: http://scienceq.org/Journals/JABZ.php, https://bit.ly/3LgL0KQ, https://scienceq.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/JABZV7I304.pdf | Msallata-Garaboulli Province in Libya 2020 |
| El-Rabiai, G.T., Al tira, F.M., Lamlom, S.H. (2010) Preliminary Checklist for the Flora of Wadi El Ghattara in Libya. Garyounis University Press Journal of Science and Its Applications Vol. 4, No. 1, pp 39-47, December 2010. http://sc.uob.edu.ly/assets/uploads/pagedownloads/5c3e5-39-47.pdf | Flora of Wadi El Ghattara 2010 |
| Mohammed, S.A.H. (2008) A taxonomic and ecological study of the plants of the Shaafin Reserve in Masalatah. Master Thesis. Department of Biology-Faculty of Arts and Sciences-Al-Mirqab University. Al-Khums. Libya. (In Arabic) |
