Flora

Bassia muricata (L.) Asch.

Common Name: Ghabir

Family: Amaranthaceae

Flowering Time: Feb-Aug.

General Appearance

Bassia muricata (L.) Asch., it is an annual herbaceous plant, 15-50 cm tall, erect to ascending, covered with dense, alternate, ribbon-like to lanceolate leaves, 1.5 cm long and 0.2 cm wide. Flowers are single or in axillary clusters covered by the leaves. The fruit is disc-shaped, and when ripe it becomes thorny.

Life Form

Phytochoria

SA. The native range of this species is E. Medit., N. & NE. Africa, Arabian Peninsula.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain:

Juddaim,(7 km) before Zawia 1972 (1 km) from sea,(10 km) W. of Zuara 1976 Tripoli 1977 Sabrata 2008

Zliten-Misurata Plain:

Kaam 1976 Kaam area 2005

Sirte Plains:

Bugrain,(28 km) after Al-Buayrat, (15, 55 km) brfore Sirte, (10 km) before Sirte 1975 (7Km) SE of Sitre City 2008 Sirte 2015, 2016 Wadi Al-Hamar Region 2020

Benghazi Plain:

Jardina-Soloq Region 2020 Wadi El-Enaghar 2021 Soloq (Beir Bullerjam) 2022

Jabal Nafusa:

Wazen 1974 (15 km) aftera Al-Habila to Al-Josh 1976 Al Ghazayea, (28 km) from Nalut to Wazen, Wazen 1977

Marmarica Plateau:

From Tobruk to Egyptian Border 1999 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002

Al-Qibla area:

Wadi Nesma region 2009 Wadis South of Mizda 2013

Al-Jufra area:

Zella 2008 EL-Jufra 2018

Ghat area:

(70 km) before Ghat to Algerian border, Wadi Agegae 1977 Ghat (Between Acacus and Tassili Mountains) 2004 Wadi Tanezzuft 2012

Notes

Wild in Libya, grows primarily in the desert or dry shrub land biome, distribution is widespread to limited on sandy soils. medicinal plant.

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:164401-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/164401-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000561178, https://www.gbif.org/species/5568143, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/26338/bassia-muricata-l-asch, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi, https://www.ksanature.com/plants/bassia_muricata/, https://www.orchid-nord.com/Flore-Djerba/Bassia%20muricata/Bassia-muricata.html, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/BASMUR/, https://www.floramaroccana.fr/bassia-muricata.html, https://atlas-sahara.org/Amaranthaceae/Bassia%20muricata/Bassia%20muricata.html?cat=Amaranthaceae, https://identify.plantnet.org/the-plant-list/species/Bassia%20muricata%20(L.)%20Asch./data

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:

Omar, N., Adrees, A., Alhursh, A., Shuayb, M., Alajeeli, O., Alzerbi, A.K. (2022) Identification of the Most Important Weed Species in A Barley Crops in Beir Bullerjam Region-Soloq, Libya. Scientific Journal for the Faculty of Science-Sirte University Vol. 2, No. 1 April (2022) 15-22. https://journal.su.edu.ly/index.php/jsfsu/article/view/51

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

Saaed, M.W.B., EL-Barasi, Y.M. & Rahil, R.O. (2021) An updated checklist and quantitative analysis of the Marmarica Plateau flora, in the north-eastern part of Libya. Phytotaxa 509 (1): 001-055. https://phytotaxa.mapress.com/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.509.1.1

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://www.researchgate.net/profile/Naser-Omar

Omar, N., Alai, M.A. & Al-Zerbi, A.K. (2020) A Survey of Weed Species of Barley Crop Fields in Farms of GMR Agricultural Project in Jardina-Soloq Region, Libya. Libyan Journal of Basic Sciences, Vol: 11, No: 1, P: 29-38, August. 2020. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Naser-Omar

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://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323990883_Ecological_studies_On_EL-Jufra_Desert_Depression

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

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

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)

Mukassabi, T.A, Ahmidat, G., Sherif, I.M., ELMogasapi, A. (2012) Checklist and life forms of plant species in contrasting climatic zones of Libya. Biological Diversity and Conservation – 5 / 3 (2012) https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/biodicon/issue/55888/765799

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)

Al-Aib, M. A. and El-Shakhy, N. O. (2008) Weed flora of great man made river agriculture project (sirte). Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development, Vol.102, Issue 3: 241-25. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohamed-Alaib

Baayo, Kh. A. (2008) Floristic composition of Sahara Area in Libya. Catrina (2008), 3(3):37-53. https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18541_f0ebe9187acd58ae16701b93a9bf9cc2.pdf

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)

Al-Shif, 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)

Ahmidat, Gh. (2004) Study of the vegetation cover of the area between the Acacus Mountains and the Tassili Mountains (Ghat). Master Thesis. Department of Botany.College of Science. Sebha University. 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)

Al-Habony MEE 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.