| Launaea procumbens (Roxb.) Ramayya & Rajagopal , it is a perennial herbs, rosulate branched from base, taproot with shoot -bearing lateral roots.The Stems 5-30 cm, divaricately branched, puberulent or glabrous, with few leaves or leafless., Life Form: Ch, Flowering in: Mar-Apr, Vern: ——, Phytochoria: SA+IT, The native range of this species is Egypt to Central Asia and Myanmar, Arabian Peninsula. Notes: Wild in Libya. in sandy ground with pebbles.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:229046-1, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000026949, https://www.gbif.org/species/3144806, https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.ubt0004411, https://indiabiodiversity.org/observation/show/16411689, https://identify.plantnet.org/the-plant-list/species/Launaea%20procumbens%20(Roxb.)%20Ramayya%20%26%20Rajagopal/data https://neeriathome.neeri.res.in/biodiversity/CreepingLaunaea.php |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Zliten-Misurata Plain | Sirte Plains | Jabal Nafusa |
| Misurata 2006 | (4 km) W.of Bugrain 1975 | Misallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Wadi Kaam 2017 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 |
| Al-Qibla area | Al-Jufra area | Ghat area |
| Wadis South of Mizda 2013 | Wadi Soda 1973 (240 km) from Sebha to Hun, Gara Al-Tifrani, (23 km) from Weshka 1975 Al-Jufra region 2020 | Al-Barkit 1976 Ghat (Between Acacus and Tassili Mountains) 2004 Wadi Tanezzuft 2012 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1983) Flora of Libya, Asteraceae Vol. (107) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| Khalifa, S.M. & Bader, B.M. (2020) Floristic analysis of the family Asteraceae in Al-Jufra region, Libya. Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies-2020- Vol. 8, Issue 6, Part A. https://bit.ly/44iqEK1, https://www.plantsjournal.com/archives/?year=2020&vol=8&issue=6&part=A&ArticleId=1223, https://www.plantsjournal.com/archives/2020/vol8issue6/PartA/8-6-2-621.pdf | family Asteraceae in Al-Jufra region 2020 |
| 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 |
| Bahri, N.M. (2017) Identify, Limit and Determine the Vegetation Types of Wadi Ka’am Areas, Libya. Journal of Marine Sciences and Environmental Technologies-Volume (3) -Issue (2) (In Arabic) http://www.asmarya.edu.ly/journal2/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JMSET06-3-1-20171.pdf | وادي كعام ومناطق اخري 2017 |
| Mohamed, F.J. (2013) A Taxonomic Study of Wadis Flora South of Mizda at the intersections with Mizda-Sebha Highway. Master Thesis. Department of Botany-Faculty of Science-Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| Mukassabi, T.A, Ahmidat, G., Sherif, I.M., ELMogasapi, A.(2012) Checklist and life forms of plant species in contrasting climatic zones of Libya. Biological Diversity and Conservation – 5 / 3 (2012) https://bit.ly/42hptsN , https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/biodicon/issue/55888/765799 | plant species in contrasting climatic zones of Libya 2012 |
| 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-Dana, S. M. M. (2006) Taxonomic study of wild flower plants in some areas of Misrata. Master Thesis, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Misurata University (7 October previously) Misurata, Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| Ahmidat, Gh. (2004) Study of the vegetation cover of the area between the Acacus Mountains and the Tassili Mountains (Ghat). Master Thesis. Department of Botany.College of Science. Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic) |
