| Valerianella muricata (Steven ex M.Bieb.) W.H.Baxter, it is an annual plants 3-17 cm tall. Leaves lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 2-4 cm X 2.5-5 mm, base often toothed. Bracts ovate to lanceolate, 2-4 mm long., Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Mar-Apr, Vern:———–, Phytochoria: MED+SA+IT, The native range of this species is E. Medit. to Central Asia and W. Himalaya., Notes: Wild in Libya, rare in Libya
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:860431-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/860431-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000426344,https://www.gbif.org/species/8405994, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=8106 |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Benghazi Plain | Jabal Nafusa | Al-Jabal Al-Akhder |
| Reported from Benghazi by Kieth | Reported from Al-Gussbat by Kieth | (19,25 km) S.E. Derna, Wadi Derna 1968 Slonta to Marawa, Shahat to Faidia, S. of Al-Baida crossroads 1970 Wadi Zaza 2003 Wadi El-Kauf 2014 Balghara 2017 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi., A. ( 1977 ) Flora of Libya, Valerianaceae Vol. ( 46 ) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| Abusaief, H.M.A. & Alwishish, F.M. (2017) Survey of endangered plants and description the seeds in some sites at Al-JabalAl-Akhdar of Libya. Curr. Sci. Int., 6 (3): 511-539, 2017 ISSN 2077-4435. http://www.curresweb.com/csi/csi/2017/511-539.pdf | Endangered plants at Al-JabalAl-Akhdar 2017 |
| El-Mokasabi, F M. (2014) Floristic Composition and Traditional Uses of Plant Species at Wadi Al-kuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya. American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 14 (8): 685-697, 2014, ISSN 1818-769,IDOSI Publications,2014DOI:10.5829/idosi.aejaes.2014.14.08.12375. https://bit.ly/3VtCvAA, https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/441b/23b83960f007044aca94e26f5c6b170fe102.pdf | Plant Species at Wadi Al-kuf 2014 |
| El-Barasi, Y. M., EI-Sherif, l. M. & Gawhari, A. M. H.(2003) Checklist and analysis of the flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza at AI-Jabal AI Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). Bocconea 16 (2): 1091-1105. 2003. – ISSN 1120-4060. https://bit.ly/3VowJ3q , http://www.herbmedit.org/bocconea/16-1091.pdf | flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza 2003_compressed |
