| Spergularia rubra (L.) J.Presl & C.Presl , it is an annual herbs, sometimes perennial. Taproot slender, sometimes ± woody. Stems diffuse, decumbent or procumbent, 20–25 cm, branched at base, apically glandular pubescent. Leaves fasciculate, 5–20 × 0.5–1 mm, glabrous or pubescent, stipules silvery, lanceolate, apex acuminate. Life Form: Th, Flowering in:Feb-Jul, Vern:———–, Phytochoria: S-Cosm, The native range of this species is Europe to Russian Far East, Macaronesia to N. & NE. Tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula. Notes: Wild in Libya, medicinal plant.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:158983-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/158983-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000436420, https://www.gbif.org/species/3085633, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/SPERUB/ , https://www.i-flora.com/en/the-smartphone-apps/iflora-deutschland/species/art/show/spergularia-rubra-1.html, https://ukrbin.com/index.php?id=122277, https://dryades.units.it/floritaly/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&tipo=all&id=788 |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Zliten-Misurata Plain | Benghazi Plain |
| Talil beach. (10 km) from Sabrataha 1976 | Misurata 2006 | Msus-Al-Ajramia zone 2004 Wadi El-Ghattara 2010 |
| Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | ||
| Ras El-Hilal 1972 Sidi Abu-Ras 2017 Al-Abiar (Sidi Amohamed forest) 2020 | ||
| 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-Amrouni, M,M., Al-Zarbi, A., Al-Aeb, M. A. (2020) Study of vegetation cover in Sidi Amohamed forest north of the city of Al-Abyar in the Al-Jabal Al-Al-Akhdar. Libya. Journal of Quality Assurance for Scientific Research-The first issue-April-2020 (In Arabic). https://lqac.org.ly/index.php/april2020/, https://lqac.org.ly/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/PDF-1.pdf | غابة سيدي أمحمد شمال مدينة الابيار2020 |
| El-Zerbi, A. K. & Al-Aib, M.A. (2017) Study of vegetation cover in Sidi Bouras region, Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering JESE, VOL. 1, No. 1, January 2017. (In Arabic) http://jese.uoa.edu.ly/JESE_V1N1/JESE_V1N1P11.pdf | سيدي ابو راس 2017_compressed |
| El-Rabiai, G.T., Al tira, F.M., Lamlom, S.H. (2010) Preliminary Checklist for the Flora of Wadi El Ghattara in Libya. Garyounis University Press Journal of Science and Its Applications Vol. 4, No. 1, pp 39-47, December 2010. http://sc.uob.edu.ly/assets/uploads/pagedownloads/5c3e5-39-47.pdf | Flora of Wadi El Ghattara 2010 |
| Al-Dana, S. M. M. (2006) Taxonomic study of wild flower plants in some areas of Misrata. Master Thesis, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Misurata University (7 October previously) Misurata, Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| El-Jetlawi A.O.(2004) Study of vegetation and soil seed bank of a range desert zone (Msus-Al-Ajramia), Master of Science Thesis, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya (In Arabic) |
