Flora

Anabasis articulata (Forssk.) Moq.

Common Name: Agram

Family: Amaranthaceae

Flowering Time: Spet-Nov

General Appearance

Anabasis articulata (Forssk.) Moq., it is a shrub up to 50 cm. Branches short and very divided; the older ones are glaucous-ashy in colour; twigs 1.5-4 mm thick, pale green or greenish-yellow, clearly articulated, fragile; segments generally scarious on their upper edge, whose concave face is villous. Leaves opposite, amplexicaul and fused together and with the stem forming the segment; lamina reduced to a simple scarious and acute scale. Bracteoles 2, shorter than the perianth, acute, pubescent. Flowers up to 5 mm, axillary, opposite or less frequently sub verticillatea, grouped in a spike-like inflorescence at the top of the twigs. Perianth pieces scarious, oblong, obtuse or acute, 2 external and 3 internal; during fruiting they may not be modified or may develop a transverse wing (either in all of them or only in the external or internal ones) giving the whole plant a beautiful metallic reddish colour. Ovary pubescent or papillose; style short; stigmas erect or recurved. Fruit with fleshy pericarp, adherent to the seed.

Life Form

Phytochoria

SA, The native range of this species is SE. Spain, N. Africa to Iraq and Arabian Peninsula.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain:

Jafara Plain (Wadi Ghado) 2015

Zliten-Misurata Plain:

from Zilletin to Misurata 1966 Misurata 2006, 2008 Misurata 2015

Sirte Plains:

(2 km) E. of Bugrain 1967 (60 km) from Bugrain, (15 km) before Sirte 1977

Benghazi Plain:

Dariana 1975(24 km) W. of Benghazi Dariana, (35 km) E. of Benghazi 1977 Slouk-Masus road 2000 Msus-Al-Ajramia zone 2004 Wadi El-Ghattara 2010 Wadi El-Enaghar 2021

Jabal Nafusa:

Gharian, Abogilan 1969 (184 km) from Nalut, (41, 64 km) before Senawen 1975 Shakshuk 1976

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder:

(22 km) east Taknes 1977 Gebel Akhder 2002 S.AL-Marj 2011 Wadi Al-Ager 2017

Marmarica Plateau:

Reported in Marmarica Libya by Pampanini 1930 Sidi Bu Amud tra Tobruk e Bardi 1933 Wadi Al-ramla, (5 km) N. Al-Makhili 1967 Msaid 1975(2 km) before Al-Tamimi to Tobruk 1977 From Tobruk to Egyptian Border 1999 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002 Dafna region (Tobruk to Msaid) 2008

Qibla area:

(65 km) N. of Derj 1975 (20 km) before Derj 1977 Wadi Nesma region 2009 Wadis South of Mizda 2013

Al-Jufra area:

Between Hun and Bugrain 1976 EL-Harouge mountain 2012 EL-Jufra 2018

Gebel Al-Uweinat area:

Gebel Uweinat 1968

Notes

Wild in Libya, medicinal plant.

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:163391-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/163391-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000532754, https://www.gbif.org/species/5568629, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/26741/anabasis-articulata-forssk-moq, https://www.floravascular.com/index.php?spp=Anabasis%20articulata, https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/11/3526, https://www.apatita.com/herbario/especie.php?id=Anabasis_articulata, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/anaart/, https://floressilvestresdelmediterraneo.blogspot.com/2013/01/chenopodiaceae-anabasis-articulata.html, https://www.florasilvestre.es/mediterranea/Amaranthaceae/Anabasis_articulata.htm

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Amaranthaceae Vol. (42) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.

Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest:

Omar, N., El-Mghrbi, N.G., Rahil, R.O., Alaib, M.A., Alzerbi, A.K. (2021) Floristic Composition and Plant Diversity of Western Part of Wadi El- Enaghar, Libya. Species-22(70), 2021. pp. (204-217). http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n70/index.htm, http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n70/A4.pdf

EL-Barasi,Y.M., Bader, B.M., Barrani. M.W., EL-Hashani, N.M. and Alamrouni, A.O. (2018) Ecological studies on EL-Jufra Desert Depression. https://bit.ly/45fIfT1, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323990883_Ecological_studies_On_EL-Jufra_Desert_Depression

Al-Aib, M.A., El- Sherif, M., Al-Hamedi, R.I. (2017) Floristic and ecological investigation of Wadi Al-Agar in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya, Science & its applications 5:1 (2017) 57-61. http://sc.uob.edu.ly/assets/uploads/pagedownloads/6fd00-122.pdf

Abu Hadra, M. N. & Harkat, Z. M. (2015) A taxonomic study of the components of vegetation covers and notes on the environmental impact of Wadi Ghado in the Jafara Plain region in Libya. Professor magazine-Issue 8-University of Tripoli.(In Arabic)

Aljarroushi, M.M. & Almedham, K.E. (2015) Natural plant cover composition in Misurata area, Libya. Assiut Journal for Environmental Studies-42nd issue-July 2015. (In Arabic)

Mohamed, F.J. (2013) A Taxonomic Study of Wadis Flora South of Mizda at the intersections with Mizda-Sebha Highway. Master Thesis. Department of Botany-Faculty of Science-Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic)

El-Barasi, Y.M. & Barrani, M.W. (2012) Factors affecting natural vegetation on EL-Harouge Mountain, Central part of Libyan Desert (Sahara). Bocconea 24: 199-211. 2012. -ISSN 1120-4060. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Manam-Saaed-2

EL-Barasi, Y. M., Barrani, M. W., Abdelsalam, O. EL-Amrouni, N., Mohamad, F. (2011) Check list of flora and vegetation on south EL-Marj zone: south EL-Jabal EL-Akhadar. Libya. Annals of Faculty Engineering Hunedoara-International Journal of Engineering. Tome IX (Year 2011). Fascicule 3. ISSN 1584-2673, 141-146. https://bit.ly/3p7s6hV, http://annals.fih.upt.ro/pdf-full/2011/ANNALS-2011-3-24.pdf

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

Bahri, N.M. (2009) Study of the vegetation cover of Wadi Nesma region, northwest of Libya. Master Thesis, Department of Botany, College of Science, Sebha University, Libya. (In Arabic)

Baayo, Kh. A. (2008): Floristic composition and Phytochorological Analysis of Misratah area, Libya, Assiut Univ.J. of Botany 37(2), P-P. 33-78 (2008)

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)

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)

Eldoumi, F.; Elsaedi, O. and Zunni, S. (2002) Study of Al-Jabal Al-akhdar’s plant cover. Final report in Arabic. University of Omar Al mokhtar. El-Bieda; Libya.

El-Shaary MS. 2002. The Natural Vegetation in Marmarica plateau (North-eastern Libya). First ed. Tobruk (Libya): Published by the local Authority. (In Arabic)

El-Kady, H.F. (2000) Vegetation analysis along Sluk-Msus Road in southeastern Benghazi, Libya, El-Minia Scienve Bulletin, Volum. 13(1), pp.61-71. 2000.

Al-Habony M.E.E. (1999) Vegetation and flora of a sector along Mediterranean Coast of Libya from Tobruk to Egyptian border. MSc. Thesis. Department of Botany. Faculty of Science. Benghazi University. Benghazi. Libya.