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Raphanus raphanistrum L., it is an annual herbs, (20-)25-60(-75) cm tall, often hispid, Roots not fleshy, Stems erect or prostrate, usually retrorsely hispid, Basal leaves with petioles 1-6 cm; leaf blade oblong, obovate, or oblanceolate in outline, 3-15(-22) × 1-5 cm. , Life Form: Th,   Flowering in: Jan-Apr,   Vern: Fajal barri ,   Phytochoria: Cosm , The native range of this species is Europe to Medit. and Central Asia.  Notes: Wild in Libya, radish or charlock is a weed of cultivated areas.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:217826-2,  https://www.ipni.org/n/217826-2, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000402425, https://www.gbif.org/species/3040983, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/RAPRAP/,https://www.monaconatureencyclopedia.com/raphanus-raphanistrum/?lang=en,https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/raphanus/raphanistrum/,    https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/raphanus_raphanistrum.htm,   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphanus_raphanistrum,     https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raphanus_raphanistrum_%E2%80%94_Flora_Batava_%E2%80%94_Volume_v10.jpg

 

Distribution in Libya
Al-Jafarah Plain Jabal Nafusa Al-Jabal Al-Akhder
Tripoli 1977  Sidi-Omeer 2016 Gasar Akhiar, Ghanima 2016 Wadi Jarjar-Omma 2017

 

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
Mukassabi, T.A., Thomas,P.A., ELMogasapi, A.(2017) Medicinal plants in Cyrenaica, Libya: existence and extinction. Biological Diversity and Conservation – 10/2 (2017) 183-192. https://bit.ly/44GKtLdhttps://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/4064/ Medicinal plants in Cyrenaica 2017
Najah, A. M. (2016) The Natural Plant (Sidi Omir-Kasr El Khiar-Ghanima) as a model. Journal of Humanities, Scientific and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Qasr Kheyar, Al-Mirqab University, Issue 2, pp. (109-145). (In Arabic) http://khsj.elmergib.edu.ly/2016_2_ar.pdf