| Cyperus michelianus (L.) Delile, it ia an annual tufted herb. The stems are triangular, leafy only in the lower part, 2–25 cm long; the leaves are linear, 1–1.5 mm wide, grey-green. The inflorescence consists of a dense raceme of spikelets supported by 3-6 long leaf-like bracts. Spikelets are 3–4 mm long, dense, consisting of 10–20 flowers, chaffs are spirally arranged, about 2 mm long, yellowish, more or less obtuse at the apex, with a short point. flowers bisexual, stamens mostly 2, scars 2. The fruit is a flattened achene about 2 mm long. Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Jun-Oct, Vern:———, Phytochoria: S.Cosm, The native range of this species is Old World. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1054019-2, https://www.ipni.org/n/1054019-2, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000377696, https://www.gbif.org/species/2714056, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/129256/cyperus-michelianus-l-link, https://botany.cz/cs/cyperus-michelianus/, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/CYPMIC/, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=508081 |
| Distribution in Libya |
| Ghat area |
| Ghat (Between Acacus and Tassili Mountains) 2004 Wadi Tanezzuft 2012 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
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| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| Mukassabi, T.A, Ahmidat, G., Sherif, I.M., ELMogasapi, A.(2012) Checklist and life forms of plant species in contrasting climatic zones of Libya. Biological Diversity and Conservation – 5 / 3 (2012) https://bit.ly/42hptsN, https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/biodicon/issue/55888/765799 | plant species in contrasting climatic zones of Libya 2012 |
| Ahmidat, Gh. (2004) Study of the vegetation cover of the area between the Acacus Mountains and the Tassili Mountains (Ghat). Master Thesis. Department of Botany.College of Science. Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic) |
