Flora

Daucus syrticus Murb

Family: Apiaceae

General Appearance

Daucus syrticus Murb, it is a small diffuse or ascending annual herb, up to 10-25 (-30) cm long, hairy, branched from the base, with narrow, almost filiform, acute, ultimate-segments. Bracts pinnatisect, c. as long as or exceeding the rays in flowers, not deflexed in fruit; bracteoles divided. at least some of them. Umbels 5-12-rayed; ± contracted in fruit: umbellules small. Flowers reddish, white or turning yellow with age or when dried: petals slightly or not radiating. Fruits ellipsoid, spiny with regularly arranged spines, much longer than the meriearps width, spreading. yellowish, or with slightly confluent bases; prickles on secondary ridges elongated, much exceeding the mericarps, confluent at base.

Life Form

Phytochoria

SA. The native range of this species is Tunisia to N. Egypt.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain:

(20-30 km) E.of Tripoli 1967 Wadi Atal, (18 km) from Zwara 1975 Wadi El Hira 1976 Tripoli 1970, 1978 Wadi Al-Kharwa 1978 Researches Station of Agriculture Faculty, University of Tripoli 2021

Zliten-Misurata Plain:

(16 km ) of W. of Misurata 1975 Kaam area 2005 Misurata 2006

Sirte Plains:

(25 km) W. Sirte, El-Sidra 1968 (79 km) W. of Bugrain 1975 (7 Km) SE of Sitre City 2008 Sirte 2015, 2016 Wadi Al-Hamar Region 2020

Jabal Nafusa:

(22 km) W. of Khoms 1967 Kolaba, (15 km) from Gharian, Al-Kusbat 1975 Msallata 1945,1978 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Tarhuna ( Arabeen, Dawoon) 2018 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder:

(4 km) from Ras El-Hilal to Derna 1979 Wadi Al-Agar 1999 Wadi Haboon 2015 Sidi Abu-Ras 2017 From Nuqrat Said to Wadi Al-Zagzoog 2019

Notes

Wild in Libya.

Link of images: https://www.gbif.org/species/3640218

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:841228-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/841228-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000638663, https://www.gbif.org/species/3640218, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/154636/daucus-syrticus-murb, https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daucus_syrticus

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1985) Flora of Libya, Apiaceae Vol. (117) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.

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

Al-Sghair, F.G. and Mahklouf, M.H. (2021) Vegetation Survey for Vascular Plants of Protected Area of the University of Tripoli-Libya. Species. Vol.22 (69), 2021. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf, http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n69/index.htm, http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n69/A1.pdf

Mahklouf, M.H., Sherif, A.S., Betelmal, A.G. (2020) Floristic Study and Species Diversity of Msallata-Garaboulli Province in Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology Volume 7 / Issue 3 ISSN: 2348-7313. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341306643_Floristic_Study_and_Species_Diverisy_of_Msallata-Garaboulli_Province_in_Libya

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

Ali, A. M., Lashhab, S. R., Abu-Aweena, A. A.M. (2019) Classification of vegetation cover and its geographical distribution in the area extending between Al-Haniya and Wadi Zagzoog in the north to Lasastata and Bishtaya in the south. Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar eastern Libya. Issue (61) Journal of Science and Human Studies- Al-Marj-University of Benghazi-Libya (In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/sd-lshhb

Mahklouf, M.H. Sherif, A.S, Betelmal, A. G. (2018) Floristic Study for Tarhuna-Libya. Hacettepe J. Biol. & Chem, 2018, 46 (3), 337-364. https://hjbc.hacettepe.edu.tr/journal/volume-46/issue-3/floristic-study-for-tarhuna-libya/index.html, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf

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

El-Zerbi, A. K. & Al-Aib, M.A. (2017) Study of vegetation cover in Sidi Bouras region, Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering JESE, VOL. 1, No. 1, January 2017. (In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abdulhamid-Alzerbi, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326461390_aalkhdr_baljbl_bwras_sydy_bmntqt_alnbaty_alghta_drast-lybya

El-Rabiai, G.T. & Al tira, M. (2015) Checklist of the Flora of Wadi Haboon at AI Jabal AI Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). International Journal of Pharmacy & Life Sciences 6(8-9): Aug-Sep, 2015:4661-4665] Coden (USA): IJPLCP ISSN: 0976-7126. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Munay-Alteerah https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292919013_Checklist_of_the_Flora_of_Wadi_Haboonat_AI_Jabal_AI_Akhdar_Cyrenaica_Libya

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

Al-Masalati, N. A. A. (2013) Plant diversity across the altitudes of the Msallata National Park Reserve Mountains. Master Thesis. Botany Department-College of Science-University of Benghazi-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

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343655187_Weed_Flora_of_Great_Man-Made_River_Agriculture_Project_Sirte

Mohammed, S.A.H. (2008) A taxonomic and ecological study of the plants of the Shaafin Reserve in Masalatah. Master Thesis. Department of Biology-Faculty of Arts and Sciences-Al-Mirqab University. Al-Khums. Libya. (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)

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)

Al-Hamadi R.I. (1999) Floristic and ecological study of wadi Al-Agar, Master Thesis, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic)