| Polycarpon prostratum (Forssk.) Asch. & Schweinf., it is an annual plants. Stems prostrate or ascending, ± woody at base, 10–25 cm, pubescent or glabrous. Leaf blade obovate or spatulate, 5–15(–25) × 1.5–2.5(–5) mm, glabrous, base attenuate, apex acute., Life Form:Th, Flowering in: Almost the year, Vern:—————, Phytochoria: Tr+S.Tr, The native range of this species is Africa to Syria, NE. Pakistan to S. China and Indo-China. Notes: Wild in Libya, a very common species in sandy wadis and other damp places
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156228-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/156228-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000395697, https://www.gbif.org/species/7430434, https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=123310 |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Zliten-Misurata Plain | Benghazi Plain |
| Tripoli 1967, 1977 | Liptis Magna 1968 | Gaminis to Benghazi 1968 Deriana 1972 |
| Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | Marmarica Plateau | |
| Karsa, Ras El-Hilal to Derna, Wadi Derna 1968 Susa, Shahat 1970 (5 km) from Susa to Shahat, Shahat, Martuba 1972 Wadi Mahbool 1973 Wadi Zaza 2003 | Omm Rezum 1968 | |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1978) Flora of Libya, Caryophyllaceae Vol. (59) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| 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_compressed |
