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Cerastium pumilum Curtis , it is an annual plants, with slender taproot. Stems erect or ascending, branching near base, 2-12 cm, covered with glandular and eglandular hairs; small axillary tufts of leaves usually absent. Leaves not marcescent, sessile; blade 5-15 × 3-6 mm.,  Life Form: Th,   Flowering in: Jan-Mar,   Vern:———–,   Phytochoria: MED+ES, The native range of this species is Europe to Central Asia, N. Africa.  Notes: Wild, weed in Libya, Doubtful

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:152552-1,   https://www.ipni.org/n/152552-1,   https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000596025, https://www.gbif.org/species/3085469https://www.missouriplants.com/Cerastium_pumilum_page.html,   http://www.menudanatura.com/2017/05/cerastium-pumilum-curtis.html, https://www.i-flora.com/en/fact-sheets/search-for-species/art/show/cerastium-pumilum.htmlhttps://www.florealpes.com/fiche_ceraistenain.phphttps://dryades.units.it/floritaly/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&tipo=all&id=708

 

Distribution in Libya
Al-Jafarah Plain Benghazi Plain Jabal Nafusa
Tripoli 1976 Wadi El-Ghattara 2010 Misallata (Shaafeen) 2008    Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020

 

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
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)