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Lepidium didymum L. / Homotypic Synonyms: Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm., it is an annuals herb, glabrous or pilose. the stems few to several from base, erect to ascending or decumbent, branched distally, 1-4.5(-7) dm. Basal leaves (soon withered); not rosulate; petiole 0.5-4(-6) cm; blade 1- or 2-pinnatisect, 1-6(-8) cm, margins (of lobes) entire or dentate (sometimes deeply lobed). , Life Form: Th ,   Flowering in: Mar-May,   Vern: ——- ,   Phytochoria: S-Cosm  , The native range of this species is Peru to Brazil and S. South America.  Notes: Introduced in Libya.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:286148-1https://www.ipni.org/n/286148-1https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000358253https://www.gbif.org/species/5377060, https://alienplantsbelgium.myspecies.info/content/lepidium-didymum, https://www.floraofqatar.com/lepidium_didymum.htm, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepidium_didymum, https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Lepidium+didymum

 

Distribution in Libya
Sirte Plains
Sirte 2015, 2016

 

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
Elsayed, N. (2016) Relationship between Vegetation and Soil Seed Bank at Protected Versus Unprotected Sites at Coastal Habitats in Libya.CATRINA (2016), 15 (1): 59-68. https://scholar.google.com.eg/citations?user=mSAskW0AAAAJ&hl=en , https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18337_76652686b5c99f5fd479aebab87fbcb4.pdf Surt region in Libya 2016
Elsayed M. A. N. (2015) Floristic Composition of the Plant Cover at Surt Region in Libya. Catrina (2015), 12 (1): 63-71-2010 By the Egyptian society for environmental SCIENCES. https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18403_37c687e375b9144800a15704e68ebad7.pdf Plant Cover at Surt Region 2015