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Isatis lucitanica L., it is an annual herb, the stems up to 40-60 cm,  erect, glabrous or hispid below, the leaves, alternate, entire, the  flowers yellow,  fruits / pods  siliqua; pendant, linear-oblong. Life Form: Th,   Flowering in: Mar-May,   Vern: —— ,   Phytochoria: MED+IT , The native range of this species is Kárpathos to Afghanistan, N. Africa to Arabian Peninsula.  Notes: Wild in Libya.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:285823-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/285823-1,  https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000732401, https://www.gbif.org/species/5374154,https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/141793/isatis-tinctoria-l,   https://flora.org.il/en/plants/isalus/, http://www.flowersinisrael.com/Isatislusitanica_page.htmhttps://www.orchid-nord.com/Flore-Rhodes/Brassicaceae/Isatis%20lusitanica/Isatis%20lusitanica.html, https://turkiyebitkileri.com/en/photo-gallery/brassicaceae-turpgiller/isatis-civitotu/isatis-lusitanica.html

 

Distribution in Libya
Jabal Nafusa
Reported from Gharian, Tarhuna by Pampanini

 

Bibliographic references:  
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:  
Ali, S.I. & Jafri, S.M.H. (1977) Flora of Libya, Brassicaceae Vol. (23) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: pdf files
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