Flora

Limbarda crithmoides (L.) Dumort

Family: Asteraceae

Flowering Time: Sept-Nov.

General Appearance

Limbarda crithmoides (L.) Dumort. / Homotypic Synonyms: Inula crithmoides L. // Heterotypic Synonyms: Limbarda crithmoides ssp. Crithmoides, it is a small shrub up to 100 cm, glabrous, rarely somewhat glandular. Leaves 2-4.5 (-6) x 0.2-0.4 (-0.9) cm, linear to linear-lanceolate, fleshy, entire or 3-toothed at apex. Capitula medium. Involucre hemispherical. Outer bracts 3-4 x 0.5-1 mm, linear, erect, the inner 5-10 x 0.5-1 mm, linear-subulate. Ligules 14-25 mm, exceeding the involucre. Achenes 2-3 mm, hairy pappus with c. 30 setae.

Life Form

Phytochoria

MED. The native range of this species is NW. & SW. Europe.

Distribution in Libya

Zliten-Misurata Plain: Kaam area 2005

Sirte Plains: Tawargha 1980

Benghazi Plain: Reported from Benghazi by Pampanini Bersis 1958 Beach sand dunes in Karkurah 2021

Marmarica Plateau: Reported from Tobruk by Pampanini 1930 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002

Notes

Wild in Libya.

Link of images: https://www.maltawildplants.com/ASTR/Limbarda_crithmoides.php, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/LIMCRI/, https://botany.cz/cs/limbarda-crithmoides/

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:230899-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/230899-1, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000120306, https://www.gbif.org/species/3088761, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/138387/limbarda-crithmoides-l-dumort, https://www.maltawildplants.com/ASTR/Limbarda_crithmoides.php, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/LIMCRI/, https://botany.cz/cs/limbarda-crithmoides/

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:

Alteerah, M.A., El-Barasi, Y.M., Ali Alwerfally, A. (2023) Vegetation cover composition and seed bank study of beach sand dunes in Karkurah coastal area, east of Libya. Sustainability, Agri, Food and Environmental Research, (ISSN: 0719-3726), 11(X), 2023. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Munay-Alteerah

Vegetation cover composition and seed bank study of beach sand dunes in Karkurah coastal area. 2023

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-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).

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).

PAMPANINI, R. (1914). Piantae Tripolitanae – : 268 – under: Inula crithmoides L.

DURAND, E. & BARATTE (1910). Florae Libycae Prodromus ou catalogue raisonné des plantes de Tripolitaine. – : 123 – under: Inula crithmoides L. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6399663s