| Cuscuta europaea L. it is a holoparasitic climber annual plant. The stems are yellowish, orange or reddish, filiform, about 1 mm in diameter. Inflorescences are lateral, compact clusters, about 10 mm diameter, of few to many flowers each on pedicels up to 1.5 mm. Calyx cup-shaped with 4 or 5 sepals, triangular ovate, obtuse, about 1.5 mm long. Corolla of 4 or 5 triangular-ovate lobes, pink, 2.5-3 mm long. Life Form: Pa, Flowering in:———-, Vern: Hamol, Phytochoria: ES+IT+MED, The native range of this species is Temp. Eurasia to N. India. Notes: Introduced in Libya, parasitic on Pistacia lentiscus etc.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:267425-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/267425-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0001297552, https://www.gbif.org/species/2927493, https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/cabicompendium.17113, http://agroatlas.ru/en/content/weeds/Cuscuta_europaea/index.html, https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/cuscuta/europaea/, https://botany.cz/en/cuscuta-europaea/, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_grandecuscute.php |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Benghazi Plain | Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | Marmarica Plateau |
| Between Slouk and Al-Abiar 2016 | Reported from Derna by Durand & Barratte and from Barce by Pampanini Al-Merj: Wadi Umm el Anain 1922 Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar 2021 | Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2004 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1978) Flora of Libya, Cuscutaceae Vol. (53 ) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| El-Mokasabi, F. M., Askar, A. M., Hassan, S. A. Al-Darawi, M., Al-Bakoush, A. M. (2021) Preliminary survey of the parasitic plants on wild plants in the Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar region. A special issue of the Fifth Annual Conference on Theories and Applications of Basic and Life Sciences. (4) September 2021. Faculty f Science-University of Misurata. (In Arabic) ) https://www.misuratau.edu.ly/journal/sci/paperS.php?id=1642&ed_id=305 | حصر أولي للنباتات الطفيلية في الجبل الاخضر 2021 |
| Saaed, M.W.B., EL-Barasi, Y.M. & Rahil, R.O. (2021) An updated checklist and quantitative analysis of the Marmarica Plateau flora, in the north-eastern part of Libya. Phytotaxa 509 (1): 001-055. https://www.mapress.com/j/pt/, https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.509.1.1 | An updated Marmarica Plateau flora 2021 |
| Raheel, RO. M., El-Borasi, Y. M., El-Barrani, M. W., El-Hassi, S. (2016) Study of Flora and vegetation cover of the semi-desert area between Salouq and Al-Abyar-the first high of Jabal Al-Akhdar-Libya, Fourth Scientific Conference for Environment and Sustainable Development In dry and semi-arid areas. Ajdabia. Libya. (In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rebeh-Rahil | between Salouq and Al-Abyar 2016 |
| Le Houerou H.N. (2004) Plant diversity in Marmarica (Libya and Egypt). A catalogue of the vascular plants reported with their biology, distribution, frequency, usage, economic potential, habitat, and main ecological features, with an extensive bibliography. Candollea. 59:259–308. https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/HN-le-Houerou-62785096 |
