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Fumaria bastardii Boreau, it is an annual a small, robust plant. similar to the Fumaria capreolata L., but racemes longer than the peduncle, bracts 1/2-2/3 as long as the straight erect or sub erect fruiting pedicel and flowers pink-violet with apices of inner petals (and sometimes the wings of the upper petal) dark-purple. Sepals 2-3 x 1-2 mm, ± serrate. Corolla 9-12 mm. Fruit 2-2.5 mm in diam. ovoid with a wide flattish base and ± obtuse apices, slightly keeled and smooth (or sub-rugulose).  Life Form: Th,   Flowering in: Des-Apr,   Vern:—————,   Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is Macaronesia, NW. Europe to Medit.   Notes: Wild in Libya.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:672889-1,   https://www.ipni.org/n/672889-1,    https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000693138,   https://www.gbif.org/species/9228111,   https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/149729/fumaria-bastardii-boreau,  https://maltawildplants.com/FUMR/Fumaria_bastardii.php,   https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_fumariabastar.php?lightforce=1&PHPSESSID=#visiga

 

Distribution in Libya
Al-Jafarah Plain Cyrenaica Al-Jabal Al-Akhder
Reported from Tripoli by Durand & Barratte and Mair Reported from Cyrenaica by Durand & Barratte and Mair Wadi (Valley) Stowah region 2007   Wadi Haboon 2015  

 

Bibliographic references:  
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:  
Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Fumariaceae Vol.  (43) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: pdf files
El-Rabiai, G.T. & Al tira, M. (2015) Checklist of the Flora of Wadi Haboon at AI Jabal AI Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). International Journal of Pharmacy & Life Sciences 6(8-9): Aug-Sep, 2015:4661-4665] Coden (USA): IJPLCP ISSN: 0976-7126.  http://uob.edu.ly/assets/uploads/pagedownloads/27a3a-wadi-haboon.pdf
Wadi Haboon at AI Jabal AI Akhdar 2015
Nawras, A. M. B. (2007) A study of the vegetation cover in the Wadi (Valley) Stowah region. Master Thesis. Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University-Libya. (In Arabic)