| Euphorbia exigua L., it is a herbaceous plants, male and female flowers on the same plant. Stems up to 35 cm. Glabrous, erect. Leaves, upper cauline, 3-25 x 1-2 mm, linear to oblong cuneate, entire, ray-leaves, like the upper cauline, raylet-leaves, obliquely triangular-ovate-lanceolate, rarely 1- to 2-toothed on one side near the base. Flowers, rays, 3-5, up to 7 times dichotomous, glands, with 2 horns, rarely the horns much reduced. Fruit, capsule, 1·6-2 x 1·6 mm, shallowly sulcate, smooth but granulate on the keels. Seeds, 1-2 mm, ovoid-quadrangular, vermiculate-rugose. Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Feb-May, Vern: Lebbana, Phytochoria: ES+MED+IT, The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Europe, Medit. to NW. Caucasus. Notes: Wild in Libya/
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:346469-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/346469-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000962021, https://www.gbif.org/species/3069593, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/143068/euphorbia-exigua-l, http://www.cretanflora.com/euphorbia_exigua.html, https://maltawildplants.com/EUPH/Euphorbia_exigua.php, https://www.i-flora.com/en/the-smartphone-apps/iflora-deutschland/species/art/show/euphorbia-exigua-1.html, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_euphorbefluette.php?zoomphotod=6&PHPSESSID=00b85e2dfd3b7ff8cc697e63933e2d2b |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Zliten-Misurata Plain | Jabal Nafusa |
| Sabratha region 2020 | Leptis Magna 1975 Kaam area 2005 | Misallata, Kossbat 1913 Misallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Tarhuna (Msabha) 2018 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 |
| Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | Al-Qibla area | |
| Gasar Libya 1970 Shahat to Ras El-Hilal 1978 Sidi Abu-Ras 2017 | Wadis South of Mizda 2013 | |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1982) Flora of Libya, Euphorbiaceae Vol. (89) 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 |
| Mahklouf, M.H. Sherif, A.S, Betelmal, A. G. (2018) Floristic Study for Tarhuna-Libya. Hacettepe J. Biol. & Chem, 2018, 46 (3), 337-364. https://bit.ly/3p26EuO, http://www.hjbc.hacettepe.edu.tr/journal/volume-46/issue-3/floristic-study-for-tarhuna-libya/index.html | Floristic Study for Tarhuna 2018 |
| El-Zerbi, A. K. & Al-Aib, M.A. (2017) Study of vegetation cover in Sidi Bouras region, Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering JESE, VOL. 1, No. 1, January 2017. (In Arabic) http://jese.uoa.edu.ly/JESE_V1N1/JESE_V1N1P11.pdf | سيدي ابو راس 2017_compressed |
| Mohamed, F.J. (2013) A Taxonomic Study of Wadis Flora South of Mizda at the intersections with Mizda-Sebha Highway. Master Thesis. Department of Botany-Faculty of Science-Sebha University. 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) | |
| Al-Shf, N. S. (2005) a taxonomic study of the plants of the Kaam region. Master Thesis, College of Science, Al-Marqab University, Al-Khums, Libya. (In Arabic) |
