| Leontice leontopetalum L., Rhizome tuberous, stem erect, 10·80 cm. Leaves cauline as well as radical, bi to tripinnate, with irregular number of lobed leaflets; ultimate segments obovate, entire. , Life Form: G , Flowering in: Feb-May, Vern: Tursheg , Phytochoria: MED+IT , The native range of this species is E. Medit. to W. & S. Iran. Notes: Wild in Libya. medicinal plant
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:107372-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000361311, https://www.gbif.org/species/7944367, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/leoleo/,https://eol.org/pages/5516078. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontice_leontopetalum |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Zliten-Misurata Plain | Benghazi Plain | Jabal Nafusa |
| Zliten (Wadi EL-Zekr) 2022 | Benghazi 1922 | Jado 1930 Gebel Nafousa, (39 km) from Jado to Yefren 1970 El-Rayayna 1974 (16 km) before Rumia, between Josh and Ain Rumia 1975 |
| Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | Marmarica Plateau | |
| Shahat, Al gigab 1923 | Dafna region (Tobruk to Msaid) 2008 | |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Ali, S.I. & Jafri, S. M. H. (1976) Flora of Libya, Leonticacaceae Vol. (3) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| El-Karnawdy, F.O.M. & Swaisy, A.S.M. (2022) Current status of floristic structure in Wadi EL-Zekr, Zliten City, Libya. Middle East International Conference on Contemporary Scientific Studies-VII-Beirut Arab University, Lebanon-March 3-4, 2022. https://www.middleeastconference.org/_files/ugd/614b1f_77fabd66c5054350a95423613bc913b6.pdf , https://www.middleeastconference.org/conference-books | Wadi EL-Zekr, Zliten 2022 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
