| Otoglyphis pubescens (Desf.) Pomel/ Homotypic Synonyms: Aaronsohnia pubescens (Desf.) K.Bremer & Humphries, Chamomilla pubescens (Desf.) Alavi, Annual plant 25 cm high., Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Feb- Mar, Vern: Flaya, Phytochoria: SA, The native range of this species is Canary Islands, N. Africa to Arabian Peninsula., Notes: Wild in Libya, a species of desert and steppes.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:236194-1https://www.floramaroccana.fr/otoglyphis-pubescens.html https://www.tela-botanica.org/isfan-nn-99811-synthese http://www.planetefleurs.fr/Systematique/Asteraceae/Otoglyphis_pubescens.htmlhttp://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?page_id=78&id=9973 |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Jabal Nafusa | Marmarica Plateau | Al-Qibla area |
| Gebel Nafusa, (108 km) S.E. of Jado 1970 Between Bir-Shakshuk and Gaser Al-hagi 1976 Mizda 1977 | Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002 Dafna region (Tobruk to Msaid) 2008 | (24 km) from Mizda to Alghariat 1977 Wadi Nesma region 2009 Wadis South of Mizda 2013 |
| Al-Jufra area | ||
| Gara el Tifarni, (23,27 km) from Weshka 1975 EL-Jufra 2018 Al-Jufra region 2020 | ||
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1983) Flora of Libya, Asteraceae Vol. (107) 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 |
| Khalifa, S.M. & Bader, B.M. (2020) Floristic analysis of the family Asteraceae in Al-Jufra region, Libya. Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies-2020- Vol. 8, Issue 6, Part A. https://www.plantsjournal.com/archives/?year=2020&vol=8&issue=6&part=A&ArticleId=1223, https://www.plantsjournal.com/archives/2020/vol8issue6/PartA/8-6-2-621.pdf | family Asteraceae in Al-Jufra region 2020 |
| EL-Barasi,Y.M., Bader, B.M., Barrani. M.W., EL-Hashani, N.M. and Alamrouni, A.O. (2018) Ecological studies on EL-Jufra Desert Depression. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323990883_Ecological_studies_On_EL-Jufra_Desert_Depression | Ecological studies On EL-Jufra 2018 |
| Mohamed, F.J. (2013) A Taxonomic Study of Wadis Flora South of Mizda at the intersections with Mizda-Sebha Highway. Master Thesis. Department of Botany-Faculty of Science-Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| Bahri, N.M. (2009) Study of the vegetation covers of Wadi Nesma region, northwest of Libya. Master Thesis, Department of Botany, College of Science, Sebha University, Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| 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) | |
| El-Shaary M.S. (2002). The Natural Vegetation in Marmarica plateau (North-eastern Libya). First ed. Tobruk (Libya): Published by the local Authority. (In Arabic) |
