| Convolvulus siculus L. , it is an annual plant, Stems simple or branched, ascending, prostrate or somewhat erect, up to 60 cm tall, pilose with brownish hairs. Leaf-blade oblong-lanceolate, up to 5 cm long and 2 cm wide, acute or acuminate at the apex, cuneate or truncate at the base, sparingly pilose; petiole about 1 cm long. Inflorescence 1–3-flowered; peduncle up to 2.5 cm long; bracts long and elliptic or small and linear; pedicels about 6–10 mm long. Sepals ovate-lanceolate, 5–6 mm long , 1.5–2 mm wide, acute, pilose. Corolla white tinged bluish-lilac, about 6 mm long. Capsule about 6 mm in diameter. Seeds black, roughened, about 2 mm long. Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Mar-Jun, Vern:————, Phytochoria: MED+SA+SZ, The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Medit. to Iran and Tanzania, Arabian Peninsula, India. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:266984-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/266984-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0001296653, https://www.gbif.org/species/3678083, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/129531/convolvulus-siculus-l, https://maltawildplants.com/CONV/Convolvulus_siculus.php, https://botany.cz/cs/convolvulus-siculus/, https://www.floravascular.com/index.php?spp=Convolvulus%20siculus, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/CONSIC/, http://www.flowersinisrael.com/Convolvulussiculus_page.htm, https://www.plantarium.ru/page/view/item/70764.html, https://www.orchid-nord.com/Flore-Djerba/Convolvulus%20siculus/Convolvulus-siculus.html, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=2261&nnn=%3Ci%3EConvolvulus%20siculus%3C/i%3E%20L. |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Jabal Nafusa | Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | Marmarica Plateau |
| Gebel Nafousa, near Ragrag ejween 1970 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 | Wadi El Kouf, Wadi El-Teir, (24 km) W. Derna to Susa, Gubba 1967 Al-Bakur, near Tocra 1968 El-kouf area 1984 Wadi Al-Agar 1999 Wadi Zaza 2003 Wadi El-Kouf 2014 Wadi Om-El-Amaym 2019 | Al-Tamimi 1968 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Convolvulaceae Vol. (45 ) 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-farse, M.H. (2019) Study of the vegetation of Wadi Om-El-Amaym in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar region. Master Thesis- department of environmental science and engineering, Academy of post graduate studies, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| El-Mokasabi, F M. (2014) Floristic Composition and Traditional Uses of Plant Species at Wadi Al-kuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya. American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 14 (8): 685-697, 2014, ISSN 1818-769,IDOSI Publications,2014DOI:10.5829/idosi.aejaes.2014.14.08.12375. https://bit.ly/3VtCvAA, https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/441b/23b83960f007044aca94e26f5c6b170fe102.pdf | Plant Species at Wadi Al-kuf 2014 |
| Al-Masalati, N. A. A. (2013) Plant diversity across the altitudes of the Msallata National Park Reserve Mountains. Master Thesis. Botany Department-College of Science-University of Benghazi-Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| 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) | |
| El-Barasi, Y. M., EI-Sherif, l. M. & Gawhari, A. M. H.(2003) Checklist and analysis of the flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza at AI-Jabal AI Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). Bocconea 16 (2): 1091-1105. 2003. – ISSN 1120-4060. https://bit.ly/3VowJ3q , http://www.herbmedit.org/bocconea/16-1091.pdf | flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza 2003_compressed |
| Al-Hamadi R.I.(1999) Floristic and ecological study of Wadi Al-Agar, Master Thesis, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| ACSAD (1984) Wadi Al-Kouf National Park Studies Project. Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands. |
