| Gymnocarpos decander Forssk., it is an erect, suffrutescent, much branched, 30-50 cm tall undershrub. Stem and branches rough, ash grey, entangled, knotted at the nodes. Leaves 8-16 mm long., Life Form: Ch, Flowering in: Feb-May, Vern: Ghard, Phytochoria: SA+IT, The native range of this species is Canary Islands to W. Pakistan. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:434754-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/434754-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0001264156, https://www.gbif.org/species/7602630, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/caryophyllaceae/gymnocarpos-decander https://flora.org.il/en/plants/GYMDEC/, https://www.biodiversidadcanarias.es/biota/especie/F00162, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_gymnocarposdecandrus.php?PHPSESSID=6fdv5hqosldm8f47ve9qcn1nl3, https://www.plantarium.ru/lang/en/page/view/item/48338.html |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Zliten-Misurata Plain | Benghazi Plain |
| Wadi Al-Atal 1972 | Kaam area 2005 Wadi Kaam (Estuary) 2022 | Slouk-Msus road 2000 Ajdabia (Al-Bedan) 2017 |
| Jabal Nafusa | Marmarica Plateau | Al-Qibla area |
| Gebel Nafousa, Aboghilan, (4 km) W. of Ain Zarga 1970 Aboghilan 1976 (2 km) befor Gharian, Tagma, (5,6 km) from Yefren, Al Awenia, Ain El Rumia 1974 Nera Wadi Malah, (3 km) from Nalut, (22 km) from Nalut 1975 Gharian, (37 km) from Kaleba to Mizda 1976 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Wadi Kaam 2017 Al-Assaba 2018 T arhuna (Meghawsha, Msabha, Terghlat, Whedat) 2018 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020 Wadi Kaam (Dam & lake, Main course, Headwaters) 2022 | Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002 | Wadi Nesma region 2009 Wadis South of Mizda 2013 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Illecebraceae Vol. (37) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
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| 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 |
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