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Hypecoum littorale Wulfen /  Heterotypic Synonyms: Hypecoum deuteroparviflorum Fedde, Hypecoum geslinii Coss. & Kralik, it is an annual herb,similar to Hypecoum procumbens L.,  but flowers small with lateral lobes of the inner petals violaceous- purple in colour, outer petal ± longer than broad, ultimate leaf segments shorter and anthers without projected connectives. Life Form: Th,   Flowering in: Mar-Apr,   Vern:————,   Phytochoria: SA , The native range of this species is S. Portugal to SW. Spain, N. Africa to Iraq.  Notes: Wild in Libya.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:673243-1,   https://www.ipni.org/n/673243-1,   https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000727177,   https://www.gbif.org/species/3601695,    https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/149909/hypecoum-littorale-wulfen,  http://atlas-sahara.org/Papaveraceae/Hypecoum%20littorale/Hypecoum%20littorale.html?cat=Papaveraceae

 

Distribution in Libya
Al-Jafarah Plain Zliten-Misurata Plain Sirte Plains
Joddaim, (35 km) from Tripoli 1972  Sabrata 2008 Kaam area 2005 Reported from Sirte by Maire  (7 Km) SE of Sitre City 2008  Wadi Al-Hamar Region 2020
Jabal Nafusa Marmarica Plateau
Mamgh El-Baher, (2 km) from Kaleba 1974  Misallata (Shaafeen) 2008  Tarhuna (Terghlat) 2018  Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002  Dafna region (Tobruk to Msaid) 2008

 

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
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. (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
Omar, N.O.I., Alaib, M.A., El-Mghrbi, N.G., Alzerbi, A.K. (2020) Checklist of Flora and Floristic Study of Wadi Al-Hamar Region in Libya. Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Science 6 (2), (2020) 20-24. https://bit.ly/3Vm38ro, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Naser-Omar Wadi Al-Hamar Region in Libya 2020
Beit Al-Mal, A. G. & El-Hadar, I. A. (2018) An analytical study of vegetation (Case Study: Targhalat, Tarhouna Municipality, Libya.Special issue of the second annual conference on theories and applications Basic and Biological Sciences. 1 September 2018. الغطاء النباتي بترغلات ترهونه 2018
MahkloufM.H. SherifA.S, BetelmalA. 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
Al-Aib, M. A. and El-Shakhy, N. O. (2008) Weed flora of great man made river agriculture project (sirte). Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development, Vol.102, Issue 3: 241-25. https://bit.ly/3njkLeH, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohamed-Alaib  
Barrani, M. W. (2008) A study of environmental degradation factors in the semi-desert Dafna region-Libya. Master Thesis-Department of Science and environmental engineering-Postgraduate Academy Benghazi branch. (In Arabic)  
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)  
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)  
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)  
PAMPANINI, R. (1914). Piantae Tripolitanae, ab auctore anno 1913 lectae et repertorium florae vascularis Tripolitaniae – Firenze: 113 — under: Hypecoum deuteroparviflorum Fedde