| Linaria tenuis (Viv.) Spreng., it is an annual herb, 10-30 (-50) cm tall, glabrous or with glandular hairy inflorescence; stem 1-many, erect, usually branched from the base, flexuous. Leaves linear filiform to linear oblong, alternate, those of sterile shoots opposite, 20-60 x 1-1.5 (-2) mm. Raceme lax; bracts akin to leaves, almost equal or somewhat shorter than pedicel; pedicel stiff, 3-4 (-5) mm long, glabrous to hairy. Calyx lobes linear-lanceolate, 4-5 x 0.75-1 mm acute to sub obtuse, with membranous margin, and a distinct mid rib, glandular hairy. Corolla yellow, 8- 10 mm long; spur almost as long as corolla, straight or somewhat curved palate yellow. Larger stamens 4-5 mm and shorter ones c. 3 mm long. Style filiform, bifid, 4·5 mm long. Capsule oblong, cylindrical, 5-7 x 3-4 mm, almost glabrous to somewhat hairy. Seeds numerous, transversely rugose, black, somewhat kidney shaped, 0.75 mm long. Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Mar-Apr, Vern:————-, Phytochoria: MED+SA, The native range of this species is S. Greece. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:804993-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/804993-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000446998, https://www.gbif.org/species/7376915, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/150667/linaria-tenuis-viv-spreng, https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/flora-greece/cdm_dataportal/taxon/dcebac0c-58e4-44e4-aec3-af037edfe2c4 |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Zliten-Misurata Plain | Sirte Plains |
| Tripoli, El-Geddaieda 1967 Joddaim, Tripoli 1972 (6 km) from El-Zawia road to Ber El-Gariani, Tripoli 1976 Wadi El-Ramal, Tripoli 1977 (25 km) S. of Tripoli, forst area, near Ganzur 1978 Sabratha region 2020 Researches Station of Agriculture Faculty, University of Tripoli 2021 | (4 km) W. of Misurata 1975 Misurata 2006 | (7 Km) SE of Sitre City 2008 Wadi Al-Hamar Region 2020 |
| Jabal Nafusa | Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | |
| Gebel Nafousa 1971 Between Hills and Gharian Town 1973 Hinshir Bu-Idder, (25 km) from Gharian, Near Janduba, Al-Asaba, c. 24 km from Gharian, (13 km) after Yefren 1974 Qasr-Khiar, Misallata, Hafs area 1978 Tarhuna (Meghawsha) 2018 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020 | Wadi Zaza 2003 | |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1982) Flora of Libya, Scrophulariaceae Vol. (88) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| Al-Sghair, F.G. and Mahklouf, M.H. (2021) Vegetation Survey for Vascular Plants of Protected Area of the University of Tripoli-Libya. Species. Vol.22 (69), 2021. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf, http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n69/index.htm, http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n69/A1.pdf | Vegetation Survey of the University of Tripoli 2021 |
| Al-khojah, H.M., Al-Yafour, L.A., Mahklouf, M.H. (2020) Floristic Study of Selected Districts in Sabratha region Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology Volume 7/Issue 4 ISSN: 2348-7313. https://bit.ly/3Lop40u, https://scienceq.org/floristic-study-of-selected-districts-in-sabratha-region-libya.php | Sabratha region Libya 2020 |
| El-Ahmir, S.M., Mahklouf, M.H., Shanta, M.B., Abo-Jaafer, H.A. (2020) Floristic Study of Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan District-Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology. Volume 8 / Issue 1. ISSN: 2348-7313. https://bit.ly/3VkL3Kh, https://scienceq.org/floristic-study-of-sedrores-mountains-in-gharyan-district-libya.php | Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan 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 |
| Omar, N.O.I., Alaib, M.A., El-Mghrbi, N.G., Alzerbi, A.K. (2020) Checklist of Flora and Floristic Study of Wadi Al-Hamar Region in Libya. Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Science 6 (2), (2020) 20-24. https://bit.ly/3Vm38ro, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Naser-Omar | Wadi Al-Hamar Region in Libya 2020 |
| Mahklouf, M.H. Sherif, A.S, Betelmal, A. G. (2018) Floristic Study for Tarhuna-Libya. Hacettepe J. Biol. & Chem, 2018, 46 (3), 337-364. https://bit.ly/3p26EuO, http://www.hjbc.hacettepe.edu.tr/journal/volume-46/issue-3/floristic-study-for-tarhuna-libya/index.html | Floristic Study for Tarhuna 2018 |
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| El-Barasi, Y. M., EI-Sherif, l. M. & Gawhari, A. M. H.(2003) Checklist and analysis of the flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza at AI-Jabal AI Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). Bocconea 16 (2): 1091-1105. 2003. – ISSN 1120-4060. https://bit.ly/3VowJ3q, http://www.herbmedit.org/bocconea/16-1091.pdf | flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza 2003 |
