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Silene conoidea L., it is an annual herb, up to 40 cm tall. Stems erect, branched or simple, densely glandular-pubescent. Leaves 25-140 x 2-12 mm, linear-lanceolate, base clasping at the nodes, sessile, glandular-pubescent. Bracts similar to leaves, but smaller in size., Life Form: Th,   Flowering in: Feb- May,   Vern:———,   Phytochoria: MED+IT,  The native range of this species is Canary Islands, Medit. to Central Asia and NW. India.  Notes: Wild in Libya.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:157134-1,      https://www.ipni.org/n/157134-1https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000438677,    https://www.gbif.org/species/5384852https://flora.org.il/en/plants/SILCOO/,    https://www.floravascular.com/index.php?spp=Silene%20conoidea,   https://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Silene+conoidea

 

Distribution in Libya
Al-Jafarah Plain Zliten-Misurata Plain Jabal Nafusa
Tripoli 1969  Sabrata 2008    Researches Station of Agriculture Faculty, University of Tripoli 2021 Misurata 2008 Tagma, near Yefren 1974

 

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
Al-Sghair, F.G. and Mahklouf, M.H. (2021) Vegetation Survey for Vascular Plants of Protected Area of the University of Tripoli-Libya. Species. Vol.22 (69), 2021. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahkloufhttp://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n69/index.htm,   http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n69/A1.pdf  Vegetation Survey of the University of Tripoli 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-Yafour, L. A. (2008) Taxonomic study of the vegetation properties of Sabratha city Master Thesis. Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Al-Zawiya University, Libya. (In Arabic)