Flora

Filago pygmaea L.

Family: Asteraceae

Flowering Time: Mar-Apr.

General Appearance

Filago pygmaea L. / Homotypic Synonyms: Evax pygmaea (L.) Brot., it is an annual herb. Stem 2-4(-5) cm. Cauline leaves 7-10 x 3 mm. Rosette-leaves 5-15 x 2-5 mm, 2-3 times as long as the cluster, oblong-obovate, rounded, obtuse or shortly acute, patent. Clusters of capitula 5-35 mm wide, very compact, sub glabrous. Involucral bracts (3-) 4-4.3 x 1.5 -1.8 mm, lanceolate-obovate to obovate, straight on the back, glabrous, brownish-yellow, cuspidate, with arista c. 1 mm. Achenes obovoid, papillose, rarely sparsely hairy.

Life Form

Phytochoria

MED. The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Medit.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder:

Shahat to Al-Baida, (5km) W. of Al-Baida to Al-Marj 1970 Wadi Zaza 2003 El-Bakur 2007 Wadi (Valley) Stowah region 2007 Wadi El-Kouf 2014

Notes

Wild in Libya.

Link of images: https://www.maltawildplants.com/ASTR/Filago_pygmaea.php, https://www.orchid-nord.com/Flore-Rhodes/Asteraceae/Filago%20pygmaea/Filago%20pygmaea.html, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=3255

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:207949-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/207949-1, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000051495, https://www.gbif.org/species/3115793, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/137608/filago-pygmaea-l, https://www.maltawildplants.com/ASTR/Filago_pygmaea.php, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=3255, https://www.orchid-nord.com/Flore-Rhodes/Asteraceae/Filago%20pygmaea/Filago%20pygmaea.html, https://www.maltawildplants.com/ASTR/Filago_pygmaea.php

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:

El-Mokasabi, F M. (2014) Floristic Composition and Traditional Uses of Plant Species at Wadi Al-kuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya. American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 14 (8): 685-697, 2014, ISSN 1818-769,IDOSIPublications,2014DOI:10.5829/idosi.aejaes.2014.14.08.12375. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/441b/23b83960f007044aca94e26f5c6b170fe102.pdf

Plant Species at Wadi Alkuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya 2014

Abd Al-lkhaleq, Y. M. (2007) Vegetation Coverage of El-Bakur Highlands in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar. Master Thesis, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Garyounis University, Libya. (In Arabic).

Nawras, A. M. B. (2007) A study of the vegetation cover in the Wadi (Valley) Stowah region. Master Thesis. Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University-Libya. (In Arabic).

El-Barasi, Y. M., EI-Sherif, l. M. & Gawhari, A. M. H. (2003) Checklist and analysis of the flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza at AI-Jabal AI Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). Bocconea 16 (2): 1091-1105. 2003. – ISSN 1120-4060. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmed-Gawhari, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281559070_Checklist_and_analysis_of_the_flora_and_vegetation_of_Wadi_Zaza_at_AI-Jabal_AI_Akhdar_Cyrenaica_Libya

Flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza at Al-Jabal AI Akhdar 2003-مضغوط