Spergularia bocconei (Scheele) Graebn., it is an annual or biennial, with slender stems, 50-250 mm tall, from a slender taproot. Leaves opposite, without axillary tufts, linear. Flowers in open, glandular-hairy cymes, entirely white, or pink with white bases, sepals 2-3.5 mm long. Seeds not winged, pale grayish brown. Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Apr-Jul, Vern:———–, Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is Macaronesia, W. Europe to Medit. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60432053-2, https://www.ipni.org/n/60432053-2, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000433735, https://www.gbif.org/species/8096233, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=7457, https://flora-on.pt/?q=Spergularia+bocconei, https://www.maltawildplants.com/CRYO/Spergularia_bocconei.php, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/SPEBOC/, https://dryades.units.it/FVG/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&id=790&num=6919, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spergularia_bocconei |
Distribution in Libya | ||
Zliten-Misurata Plain | Benghazi Plain | Jabal Nafusa |
Leptus Megna 2004 | Reported from Benghazi by Corti, Maeir and Keith | Reported from Tarhuna, Kussbat by Corti, Maeir and Keith. Misallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 |
Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | ||
Reported from Derna by Corti, Maeir and Keith Wadi Derna 2017 |
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 |
Mahklouf, M.H., Sherif, A.S., Betelmal, A.G. (2020) Floristic Study and Species Diversity of Msallata-Garaboulli Province in Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology Volume 7 / Issue 3 ISSN: 2348-7313. Journal homepage: http://scienceq.org/Journals/JABZ.php, https://bit.ly/3LgL0KQ, https://scienceq.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/JABZV7I304.pdf | Msallata-Garaboulli Province in Libya 2020 |
Ab-Aziza, F.B., El–Barasi, Y.M. and Rahil, R.O. (2017) Flora, Vegetation and Human Activities of Wadi Derna-El-Jabal. Research article I Botany l Version 1. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rebeh-Rahil | Vegetation Wadi Derna 2017 |
Mohammed, S.A.H. (2008) A taxonomic and ecological study of the plants of the Shaafin Reserve in Masalatah. Master Thesis. Department of Biology-Faculty of Arts and Sciences-Al-Mirqab University. Al-Khums. Libya. (In Arabic) | |
El-Komati, A. F. (2004) Medicinal plants in the Shapiat of Marqab, their distribution, classification and importance. Master Thesis. Biology Department- Faculty of Science-Al-Marqab University. Al-Khums. Libya. (In Arabic) |