| Plantago crypsoides Boiss., it is an annual, acaulescent herb with a single rosette of leaves. Leaves pinnatifid- pinnatisect, linear-lanceolate, hirsute, much longer than the peduncles. Scapes many, arising rom the center of the leaf rosette, very much swollen at the base. Spikes dense, short, ovoid or oblong, green, nearly as long as the scapcs. Bracts oblong-ovate, sparsely hairy with wide scarious, ciliate margin. Corolla densely hairy in the neck. Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Jan-Apr, Vern:————–, Phytochoria: SA, Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:685061-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/685061-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000487758, https://www.gbif.org/species/4156094, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/150811/plantago-crypsoides-boiss, https://macroid.ru/showphoto.php?photo=218744&cat=824203 |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Zliten-Misurata Plain | Benghazi Plain |
| Reported from Tripoli by Pampanini and Kieth | Misurata 2008 | Reported from Benghazi by Pampanini and Kieth Qaminis-Benghazi road 1970 (79 km) from Ajdabia to Benghazi 1978 Slouk-Msus road 2000 Msus-Al-Ajramia zone 2004 Wadi El-Enaghar 2021 Soloq (Beir Bullerjam) 2022 |
| Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | Marmarica Plateau | |
| Reported from Derna by Pampanini and Kieth Wadi Zaza 2003 | Reported from Tobruk by Pampanini and Keith Al-Tamimi to Omm Rezum 1970 | |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1979) Flora of Libya, Plantaginaceae Vol. (67) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| Omar, N., Adrees, A., Alhursh, A., Shuayb, M., Alajeeli, O., Alzerbi, A.K. (2022) Identification of the Most Important Weed Species in A Barley Crops in Beir Bullerjam Region-Soloq, Libya. Scientific Journal for the Faculty of Science-Sirte University Vol. 2, No. 1 April (2022) 15-22. http://journal.su.edu.ly/index.php/JSFSU/article/view/206, http://journal.su.edu.ly/index.php/JSFSU/issue/view/21 | Beir Bullerjam Region – Soloq, Libya 2022 |
| Omar, N., El-Mghrbi, N.G., Rahil, R.O., Alaib, M.A., Alzerbi, A.K. (2021) Floristic Composition and Plant Diversity of Western Part of Wadi El- Enaghar, Libya. Species-22(70), 2021. pp. (204-217). https://bit.ly/41TInWw, http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n70/index.htm, http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n70/A4.pdf | Wadi El- Enaghar, Libya 2021 |
| Baayo, Kh. A. (2008): Floristic composition and Phytochorological Analysis of Misratah area, Libya, Assiut Univ.J. of Botany 37(2), P-P. 33-78 (2008) | |
| El-Jetlawi A.O.(2004) Study of vegetation and soil seed bank of a range desert zone (Msus-Al-Ajramia), Master of Science Thesis, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya (In Arabic) | |
| 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 |
| El-Kady, H.F. (2000) Vegetation analysis along Sluk-Msus Road in southeastern Benghazi, Libya, El-Minia Science Bulletin, Volum. 13(1), pp.61-71. 2000. |
