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Reichardia tingitana (L.) Roth,  it is an annual herb, from almost acaulescent to 60 cm high, the stems erect, hardly branched, striate, glabrous., Life Form: Th , Flowering in: Almost the year,   Vern: Sahani , Phytochoria: MED+SA+SZ+IT, The native range of this species is Macaronesia to India and Tanzania.  Notes: Wild in Libya.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:241247-1,  http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000137866,  https://www.gbif.org/species/5385648,  https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/asteraceae/reichardia-tingitana,    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichardia_tingitana, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/reitin/, https://www.floraofqatar.com/reichardia_tingitana.htm,https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=506337,        https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_reichardiatingitana.php?lightforce=0&PHPSESSID=979881d50a6885c35792d1a63b61081c#visiga

 

Distribution in Libya
Al-Jafarah Plain Zliten-Misurata Plain Sirte Plains
(20,23 km) E. of Tripoli 1963 Sabrata, (12km) W. of Tripoli 1967 (10 km) from Zuara to Ferwa, Tripoli 1976  Sabrata 2008 El-Zawia 2015 Al-Hdaba Treatment Plant Tripoli 2016 Mallaha Wetland Tripoli 2016 Research station (faculties of Agriculture) 2017 Sabratha 2019 Sabratha region 2020 Coastal of Tripoli 2020 Researches Station of Agriculture Faculty, University of Tripoli 2021 Leptus Megna 1974,1975 (20 km) from Ziletan to Misurata 1977 Leptus Megna 2004 Kaam area 2005 Misurata 2006 Zliten (Wadi EL-Zekr) 2022 Zliten coast 2022  

(11 km) after Al-Buayrat 1977  (7 Km) SE of Sitre City 2008 Sirte 2015, 2016 Wadi Al-Hamar Region 2020

Benghazi Plain Jabal Nafusa Al-Jabal Al-Akhder
Between Al-Kuwayfiyah and Dariana, N.E.of Benghazi 1968 Wadi El-Ghattara 2010 Zweitina area (Sandy beach) 2016 Between Slouk and Al-Abiar 2016   Jardina-Soloq Region 2020 Wadi El-Enaghar 2021 Soloq (Beir Bullerjam) 2022 Sharshara 1967 Abughilan 1970 Hinshir bu Idder, Rumia, (15 km) from Yefren 1974  Sharshara ,Omerramal, Kabau 1976  Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Tarhuna (Dawoon, Zurgan) 2018 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020 Derna 1968 Ras Al-Hilal 1972 Sussa 1973  Wadi Al-Agar 1999 Wadi Zaza 2003 S. of AL-Marj 2011 Wadi El-Kouf 2014 Wadi Haboon 2015 From Zawiet Tamula to Al-Manarh 2019
Marmarica Plateau Al-Qibla area Al-Jufra area
Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930  Wadi Al-Ramla, (5 km) N. of Al-Makhili 1967 Al-Tamimi 1968 Al-Tamimi to Omm Rezam 1970 Wadi Nesma region 2009 Hun 2008 Al-Jufra region 2020

 

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