Silene fruticosa L., it is a perennial plant much branched, robust, almost completely glabrous. The stems 10-30 cm tall, rather stout, flowering stems ascending to erect, sub glabrous below, ± glandular-pubescent above. The leaves basal, spathulate, acute or apiculate, retrorsely ciliolate, shining above. Life Form: Ch, Flowering in: Apr-Jun, Vern:–———, Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is Sicilia to Cyprus and NE. Africa. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:157374-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/157374-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000438732, https://www.gbif.org/species/8281741, http://www.cretanflora.com/Silene%20fruticosa.html, https://maltawildplants.com/CRYO/Silene_fruticosa.php, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=500808, https://dryades.units.it/floritaly/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&tipo=all&id=808 https://botany.cz/cs/silene-fruticosa/ |
Distribution in Libya | |
Cyrenaica | Marmarica Plateau |
Reported from Cyrenaica (Wadi Derna) by Pampanini, Maire and Keith | Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2004 |
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 |
Saaed, M.W.B., EL-Barasi, Y.M. & Rahil, R.O. (2021) An updated checklist and quantitative analysis of the Marmarica Plateau flora, in the north-eastern part of Libya. Phytotaxa 509 (1): 001-055. https://www.mapress.com/j/pt/, https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.509.1.1 | An updated Marmarica Plateau flora 2021 |
Le Houerou H.N. (2004) Plant diversity in Marmarica (Libya and Egypt). A catalogue of the vascular plants reported with their biology, distribution, frequency, usage, economic potential, habitat, and main ecological features, with an extensive bibliography. Candollea. 59:259–308. https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/HN-le-Houerou-62785096 |