Flora

Salicornia perennis Mill.

Common Name: ——-

Family: Amaranthaceae

Flowering Time: Oct.

General Appearance

Salicornia perennis Mill. / Homotypic Synonyms: Arthrocnemum perenne (Mill.) Fourc., Sarcocornia perennis (Mill.) A.J.Scott, it is a subshrub, Stem: woody stem ± prostrate, matted to 1 m diam; flowering stems erect, few-branched, 10-20 cm. Inflorescence: spikes 10-25 mm, 2.9-4.4 mm wide, longest with 7-14 fertile nodes. Flower: central flowers 1.3-2.7 mm wide, separating lateral flowers; anthers 0.8-1 mm wide, dehiscing after exsertion. Seed: 1.1-1.3 mm, hairy, longest hairs > 0.1 mm, hooked, curved.

Life Form

Phytochoria

S-Cosm. The native range of this species is W. Europe to S. Africa, SE. Alaska to W. Oregon, S. Mexico, Caribbean to Venezuela, Colombia to S. South America.

Distribution in Libya

Sirte Plains:

(10 km) befor Sirte 1975

Benghazi Plain:

Benghazi 1977

Al-Jabal Al-Akhader:

Susa-Derna 2016

Notes

Wild in Libya, medicinal plant.

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:225555-2, https://www.ipni.org/n/225555-2, https://www.gbif.org/species/5383932, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000435593 https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=42668, https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/Salicornia.perennis, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=509575, https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=12002, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salicornia_perennis

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:

Hegazy, A.; Kabiel, H.; AlRowaily, S.; Lovett-Doust, L. and AlBorki, A. (2016) Plant communities and reproductive phenology in mountainous regions of northern Libya. Journal of Forestry Research. July 2017, Volume 28, Issue4, pp 741-761. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11676-016-0345-8, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmad-Hegazy-2