| Schouwia purpurea (Forssk.) Schweinf., it is a bushy annual plant that can grow up to 90cm tall, with the stem becoming woody at the base., Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Mar-Apr, Vern: Jirjeer , Phytochoria: SS, The native range of this species is Sahara to Jordan and Arabian Peninsula, India. , Notes: Wild in Libya, a rare species in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:288873-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/288873-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000432322, https://www.gbif.org/species/5375907, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/schpur/, https://www.teline.fr/fr/photos/brassicaceae/schouwia-purpurea#photo-1, http://www.westafricanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?page_id=14&id=3150#, https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Schouwia+purpurea |
| Distribution in Libya | |
| Ghat area | Jabal Al-Uwinat |
| Ghat, Wadi Aghaghe, (70 km) from Ghat 1977 Ghat (Between Acacus and Tassili Mountains) 2004 Wadi Tanezzuft 2012 | Jabal Al-Uweinat region 2008 |
| 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, Ahmidat, G., Sherif, I.M., ELMogasapi, A.(2012) Checklist and life forms of plant species in contrasting climatic zones of Libya. Biological Diversity and Conservation – 5 / 3 (2012) https://bit.ly/42hptsN , https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/biodicon/issue/55888/765799 | plant species in contrasting climatic zones of Libya 2012 |
| Alzwai, A.M.H. (2008) A study of the vegetation covers of the Jabal Al-Uweinat region in Libya. Master Thesis – Botany Department – College of Science – Garyounis University – Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| Ahmidat, Gh. (2004) Study of the vegetation cover of the area between the Acacus Mountains and the Tassili Mountains (Ghat). Master Thesis. Department of Botany.College of Science. Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic) |
