| Hypecoum aequilobum Viv., it is an annual, glabrous, subglaucous herb, with branches up to 35 cm long, ascending without cauline leaves (except those below the inflorescence). Basal leaves 10-12 cm long, petiolate, 2-pinnatisect with pinnatifid segments; leaves below the (1-) 2-3-flowered inflorescences, multifid, sessile with linear-filirorm segments. Flower yellow, outer petals 10-11 mm long, 3-lobed with a conspicuous claw; lobes broad, ± equal or the middle one slightly larger; inner petal c. 9 mm long, long clawed with ± equal, 3, linear-oblong lobes or the middle lobes slightly larger with revolute-fimbriate margins. Stamens filaments dilated at the base; anthers linear, c. 2 mm long, slightly mucronate or bimucronate at the apex (connective slightly projecting). Fruits ± arcuate, erect, cylindrical, 20-30 x 1.5 mm, hardly or not torulose; style distinct, persistent with revolute stigmas. Seeds 1-1.2 x 0.8 mm. Life Form: Th, Flowering in:————–, Vern: Hendagug, Phytochoria: SA, The native range of this species is NE. Libya to Sinai. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:673226-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/673226-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000727160, https://www.gbif.org/species/3601888, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/149901/hypecoum-aequilobum-viv |
| Distribution in Libya | |
| Benghazi Plain | Jabal Nafusa |
| Reported from Benghazi by Durand & Barratte Reported from Ajdabia by Maire & Weiller | Reported from Gharian, Gussbat by Keith |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Hypecoaceae Vol. (44) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
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