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Neotorularia torulosa (Desf.) Hedge & J.Léonard / Homotypic Synonyms: Torularia torulosa (Desf.) O.E.Schulz, it is an annual herbs, (1.5-)7-25(-35) cm tall, sparsely to densely covered with rigid, straight, simple trichomes to 1 mm, these mixed with much smaller, short-stalked or subsessile, forked trichomes, rarely glabrescent above. Stems usually few to several from the base, rarely simple, ascending to erect. Basal leaves rosulate; petiole 0.3-2(-4) cm., Life Form: Th,   Flowering in: Mar-Apr  ,   Vern: ——- ,   Phytochoria: IT+MED , The native range of this species is SE. Spain, SE. Krym, N. Africa to Xinjiang and Arabian Peninsula.  Notes: Wild in Libya.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:943551-1,   https://www.ipni.org/n/943551-1https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000380263, https://www.gbif.org/species/3047352, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/NEOTOR/, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/neotorularia-torulosa, https://www.plantarium.ru/page/view/item/24928.html

 

Distribution in Libya
Benghazi Plain Jabal Nafusa Al-Jabal Al-Akhder
Reported from Benghazi by Durand & Barratte (15 km) from Kaleba to Mizda 1974  Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020 Reported from Wadi Derna 1926 by Pampanini

 

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
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