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Halocnemum strobilaceum (Pall.) M.Bieb., Small shrub, usually forming clumps, 20-60 cm, sub-erect to prostrate, much branched Life Form: Ch, Flowering in: May-Sep, Vern:—-, Phytochoria: MED+ES+IT The native range of this species is W. Albania to S. Greece, N. Africa to SW. Siberia and N. China., Notes: Wild in Libya, medicinal plant.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:165766-1, https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=822811#null,  http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000714941, 

https://jmp.ir/article-1-3201-en.html,  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=239185

 

Distribution in Libya
Al-Jafarah Plain Sirte Plains Jabal Nafusa
Sorman 1975  Sabrata 2008 Bograin, Sirte 1975 Sirte, (80 km) east Ras Lannuf 1977 Sirte 2015, 2016 Wadi Al-Hamar Region 2020 Khoms, Wadi Kaam 1969
Zliten-Misurata Plain Benghazi Plain Marmarica Plateau
Kaam area 2005 Dariana 1972 Benghazi 1977 Benghazi 2007 Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 Tobruk 1977 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002 Dafna region (Tobruk to Msaid) 2008

 

Bibliographic references:  
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:  
Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1978) Flora of Libya, Chenopodiaceae Vol. (58) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest:

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Omar, N.O.I., Alaib, M.A., El-Mghrbi, N.G., Alzerbi, A.K. (2020) Checklist of Flora and Floristic Study of Wadi Al-Hamar Region in Libya. Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Science 6 (2), (2020) 20-24.  https://uqu.edu.sa/jas/94959 Wadi Al-Hamar Region in Libya 2020
Elsayed, N. (2016) Relationship between Vegetation and Soil Seed Bank at Protected Versus Unprotected Sites at Coastal Habitats in Libya.CATRINA (2016), 15 (1): 59- 68. https://scholar.google.com.eg/citations?user=mSAskW0AAAAJ&hl=en,  https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18337_76652686b5c99f5fd479aebab87fbcb4.pdf Surt region in Libya 2016
Elsayed M. A. N. (2015) Floristic Composition of the Plant Cover at Surt Region in Libya. Catrina (2015), 12 (1): 63-71-2010 By the Egyptian society for environmental SCIENCES.  https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18403_37c687e375b9144800a15704e68ebad7.pdf Plant Cover at Surt Region2015
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)
Barrani, M. W. (2008) A study of environmental degradation factors in the semi-desert Dafna region-Libya. Master Thesis-Department of Science and environmental engineering-Postgraduate Academy Benghazi branch. (In Arabic)
Attia Allah, Idris Hamad and Al-Fitouri, Mikael Youssef and Khaled, Salih Abdel-Razek (2007) Acclimatization of some halophytic and desert plant communities in eastern Jamahiriya. Al-Mukhtar Journal of Science – Issue – 16- 2007. (In Arabic)
Al-Shf, N. S. (2005) a taxonomic study of the plants of the Kaam region. Master Thesis, College of Science, Al-Marqab University, Al-Khums, Libya. (In Arabic)
El-Shaary MS. 2002. The Natural Vegetation in Marmarica plateau (North-eastern Libya). First ed. Tobruk (Libya): Published by the local Authority. (In Arabic)