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Lepidium aucheri Boiss., it is an annual herb, up to 30 cm long, suberect to procumbent, branched mostly from the base, glabrous or sub-hairy with simple hairs; secondary branches usually short, bearing mostly flowers and fruits. Basal leaves oblong, narrowed below, pinnati¬fid to pinnatipartite, stalked, 4-7 cm long, 5-10 mm broad., Life Form: Th,   Flowering in: Feb-May,   Vern:—–  ,   Phytochoria: IT+MED , The native range of this species is E. Medit. to Pakistan and Arabian Peninsula.  Notes: Wild in Libya.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:286051-1https://www.ipni.org/n/286051-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000358559,https://www.gbif.org/species/5376698,  https://www.floraofqatar.com/lepidium_aucheri.htm, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/lepauc/

 

Distribution in Libya
Marmarica Plateau
Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2004

 

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
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
Le Houerou H.N. (2004) Plant diversity in Marmarica (Libya and Egypt). A catalogue of the vascular plants reported with their biology, distribution, frequency, usage, economic potential, habitat, and main ecological features, with an extensive bibliography. Candollea. 59:259–308.  https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/HN-le-Houerou-62785096