Filago desertorum Pomel

Family: Asteraceae
Flowering Time: Mar-Apr.

General Appearance

Filago desertorum Pomel, ̸ Heterotypic Synonyms: Evax mauritanica var. cyrenaica Pamp. it is an annual herb, erect to procumbent. Branched, (3-)5-10(-15) cm long. Leaves (8.) 10-15 x 2·2.5 mm, oblong-spathulate to narrowly lanceolate, mucronate; those subtending the cluster of capitula 8-12 (-14),4.5-10(-14) x 1.25-1.75 mm, woolly hairy, ± equal or slightly exceeding the cluster of capitula. Capitula (3-) 6-8 (-12) in an axillary cluster, (4-) 5-6 x 4 mm. sub globose, 5-angled. Involucral bracts 6-7 rowed, with a dark greenish spot below the arista, strongly divergent, rigid and purplish, brown to straw coloured in fruit; those of 1st, row 6 x 1.5 mm (including ± outcurve arista = 2 mm), lanceolate. aristate, back and margins with dense, shaggy hairs; those of the 2nd row similar but slightly broader, those of 3rd row similar to 2nd, but back with a few shaggy hairs in the upper half below the arista; those of 4th, and 5th, row becoming shorter and broader with slightly smaller arista with margins densely shaggy hairy: those of 6th, & 7th, rows 3-3.25 x 1.75 mm, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse-mucronate, slightly convex at the back, back glabrous, margins distinctly ciliate. Lower female florets epappose; corolla 2.75-3 mm long, filifonn; those from the top of the receptacle 2-3, pappose; corolla 2 mm long, narrowly tubular; pappussetae 7-8, scabrid. ± equal to the corolla. Hermaphrodite florets (3-) 5-6 (-8), pappose; corolla 2-2.25 mm long, tubular, 4-toothed; pappus setae 10-12, scabrid. equal to the corolla length. Cypsela c. 0.8 mm, obovoid, cylindrical.

Life Form

Th

Phytochoria

SA+IT. The native range of this species is Canary Islands, S. Spain, N. Africa to Pakistan.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain:

(20,30 km) E. of  Tripoli 1967   Wadi El Atal 1975  Sabratha region 2020  Researches Station of Agriculture Faculty, University of Tripoli 2021

Zliten-Misurata Plain:

Leptus Megna 1968  Misurata 2006, 2015

Sirte Plains:

(25 km) W. of Sirte 1968   Sirte 2015

Benghazi Plain:

Slouk-Msus road 2000  Wadi El-Ghattara 2010  Between Slouk and Al-Abiar 2016

Jabal Nafusa:

Gebel Nafusa, (30 km) from Jado to Yefren 1970  (20 km) from Al-Magta, Kabau 1972   Zintan 1974  Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013  Tarhuna (Arabeen, Dawoon, Wlaad Hammad) 2018  Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020  Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder:

Wadi Derna 1968  Wadi Derna 2017

Marmarica Plateau:

Al-Tamimi to Omm-Rezem 1970  Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002

Al-Qibla area:

Wadis South of Mizda 2013

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:207869-1,  https://www.ipni.org/n/207869-1,   http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000066294,   https://www.gbif.org/species/3115827,   https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/104898/filago-desertorum-pomel,   https://flora.org.il/en/plants/FILDES/,   https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.mpu004838,   https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/filago-desertorum,   http://www.orchid-nord.com/Flore-Canarie/Asteraceae/Filago%20desertorum/Filago-desertorum.html,   https://www.floraofqatar.com/filago_desertorum.htm, https://www.ksanature.com/plants/filago_desertorum/,    https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/asteraceae/filago-desertorum,  https://www.plantarium.ru/lang/en/page/view/item/16437.html

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1983) Flora of Libya, Asteraceae Vol. (107) 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 

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

An-updated-checklist-and-quantitative-analysis-of-the-Marmarica-Plateau-flora-مضغوط

Al-khojah, H.M., Al-Yafour, L.A., Mahklouf, M.H. (2020) Floristic Study of Selected Districts in Sabratha region Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology Volume 7/Issue 4 ISSN: 2348-7313. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2s5EMysAAAAJ&hl=ar, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf

Floristic Study of Selected Districts in Sabratha region Libya. 2020.

El-Ahmir, S.M., Mahklouf, M.H., Shanta, M.B., Abo-Jaafer, H.A. (2020) Floristic Study of Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan District-Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology. Volume 8 / Issue 1. ISSN: 2348-7313. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sh-Hoob-El-Ahmir, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf

Floristic Study of Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan District – Libya. 2020

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

Floristic Study and Species Diverisy of Msallata-Garaboulli Province. 2020

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

Floristic Study for Tarhuna–Libya. 2018

Ab-Aziza, F.B., El–Barasi, Y.M. and Rahil, R.O. (2017) Flora, Vegetation and Human Activities of Wadi Derna-El-Jabal. Research article I Botany l Version 1. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Fatma-Abuaziza, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rebeh-Rahil

Flora, Vegetation and Human Activities of Wadi Derna. 2017

Raheel, RO. M., El-Borasi, Y. M., El-Barrani, M. W., El-Hassi, S. (2016) Study of Flora and vegetation cover of the semi-desert area between Salouq and Al-Abyar-the first high of Jabal Al-Akhdar-Libya, Fourth Scientific Conference for Environment and Sustainable Development In dry and semi-arid areas. Ajdabia. Libya. (In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rebeh-Rahil

دراسة الفلورا والغطاء النباتي للمنطقة الشبه صحراوية الممتدة بين مدينتي سلوق والابيار . 2016

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). https://b.aun.edu.eg/env_units/sites/default/files/pdf/magazine/res_July_2015/res7_July_2015.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

Floristic Composition of the Plant Cover at Surt Region in Libya. 2015

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).

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-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. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Wz8jpkIAAAAJ&hl=ar, https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ALTsoucAAAAJ&hl=en,   https://journals.uob.edu.ly/index.php/sjuob/issue/view/71

Checklist for the Flora of Wadi El Ghattara in Libya. 2010

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-Shaary M.S. (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.

PAMPANINI, R. (1931). Prodromo della Flora Cirenaica. – : 431 – under: Evax mauritanica var. cyrenaica Pamp. ,  432 – under: Filago spathulata auct. https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/14218-prodromo-della-flora-cirenaica

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