| Fumaria densiflora DC., it is an annual herb, ascending, glabrous, ± glaucous, up to 50 cm long. Leaves 2-4-pinnatisect, ultimate segments dense, linear. Racemes 2o-30-flowered, much exceeding the very short or obsolete peduncle. Bracts normally exceeding the straight fruiting pedicels. Sepals (2-) 2.5-3.5 x (1-) 1.5-3 mm, sub entire to laciniate, broadly ovate to sub orbicular. Corolla (4-) 5-7 mm long, pink, wings of upper petal and apex of inner blackish-red: lower petal with straight margins, subspathulate. Fruit subglobose. 2-2.5 mm in daim, keeled, rugose when dried; apex rounded-obtuse. Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Feb-Apr, Vern: Sfinari el Homar, Phytochoria: MED+IT, The native range of this species is W. Europe, Medit. to Iran. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:672941-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/672941-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000693204, https://www.gbif.org/species/5530883, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/149764/fumaria-densiflora-dc, https://www.maltawildplants.com/FUMR/Fumaria_densiflora.php, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/471.html, https://jb.utad.pt/especie/Fumaria_densiflora https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_fumariadensiflora.php?PHPSESSID=, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fumaria_densiflora |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Benghazi Plain | Jabal Nafusa |
| Sog El-Sabat, Bengashir 1976 Sabrata 2008 | Wadi El-Ghattara 2010 Between Slouk and Al-Abiar 2016 | Gebel Nafousa 1971 (5 km) after Asaba 1974 Sharshara 1976 Tarhuna (Msaaed, Zurgan) 2018 |
| Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | Marmarica Plateau | |
| Marawah 1973 Wadi Al-Agar 1999 S. of AL-Marj 2011 | Al-Tamimi to Omm Rezum 1970 From Tobruk to Egyptian Border 1999 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| EL-Barasi, Y. M., Barrani, M. W., Abdelsalam, O. EL-Amrouni, N., Mohamad, F. (2011) Check list of flora and vegetation on south EL-Marj zone: south EL-Jabal EL-Akhadar. Libya. Annals of Faculty Engineering Hunedoara-International Journal of Engineering. Tome IX (Year 2011). Fascicule 3. ISSN 1584-2673, 141-146. https://bit.ly/3p7s6hV, http://annals.fih.upt.ro/pdf-full/2011/ANNALS-2011-3-24.pdf | flora and vegetation on south EL-Marj zone 2011 |
| El-Rabiai, G.T., Al tira, F.M., Lamlom, S.H. (2010) Preliminary Checklist for the Flora of Wadi El Ghattara in Libya. Garyounis University Press Journal of Science and Its Applications Vol. 4, No. 1, pp 39-47, December 2010. http://sc.uob.edu.ly/assets/uploads/pagedownloads/5c3e5-39-47.pdf | Flora of Wadi El Ghattara 2010 |
| El-Yafour, L. A. (2008) Taxonomic study of the vegetation properties of Sabratha city Master Thesis. Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Al-Zawiya University, Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| El-Shaary M.S. (2002). The Natural Vegetation in Marmarica plateau (North-eastern Libya). First ed. Tobruk (Libya): Published by the local Authority. (In Arabic) | |
| 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) | |
| EL-Habony, A.M. (1999) Vegetation and flora of a sector along Mediterranean cost of Libya from Tobruk to Egyptian border, M.Sc. Thesis, Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic) |
