Flora

Picris asplenioides L.

Family: Asteraceae

Flowering Time: Jan-May.

General Appearance

Picris asplenioides L., it is an annual, slender or ± robust, rosetted, hirsute-hairy. Stems up to 4-6 (-many), (5-) 10-35 (-50) cm, divaricately branched; indumentum of simple, soft, ± lanate and glochid, stiff hairs; glochid hairs simple or 2-furcate (anchor-hooked) above, some with bulbous bases. Leaves mostly restricted at the base. Basal leaves 40-80 (-120) x (3-) 8-15 (-20) mm, obovate, to oblanceolate, pinnatifid, with terminal lobe usually largest, attenuate at base into a ± winged petiole; lobes entire or few toothed. Cauline leaves few, sessile, semiamplexicaule, sub entire to entire, narrowly oblong, gradually shortening in size towards the apices of the stem; indumentum similar to that of stem. Peduncles (2-) 5-10 (-12) em, ± hispid with hairs soft, lanate and of glochid type. Peduncular bracts few, 2-10 (-15) mm long bracts, not merging with the involucral bracts. Involucre 7-10 mm long and as broad as long, weakly narrowed in the middle at maturity. Involucral bracts linear-lanceolate, acute, with dirty white or brownish lanate hairs and long, simple glochid hairs mostly restricted along the median nerves. Outer involucre bracts 2-3 x 0.5-0.7 mm. sprcading out in fruit. Inner involucraI bracts (6-) 8-10 x 1.2 mm. with margins white. broadly scarious, ± erect, distinctly carinate, and indurated in fruit. Ligules yellow, 12-14 mm (include, basal tube 4-6 mm). limb up to 2.5 mm wide, 5-toothed; fundes hairy. Marginal cypselas 4-5 (-6) mm. incurved. weakly tapered above but not beaked, surface finely rugose. pubescent; pappus confluent with the cypsela body, persistent, ± membranous, 0.5-1 mm. Inner cypselas 2-4 mm long (include beak of 0.75-1 mm). fusiform, weakly incurved to ± straight, rugose, light to dark brown; pappus 5-6.5 mm. of many plumose setae, deciduous.

Life Form

Phytochoria

SA. The native range of this species is N. Africa to Palestine and Arabian Peninsula.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain: Sabrata, Tripoli, Sidi Mesri, (23, 23 km) E. of Tripoli 1967 Joddaim, Wadi Al-Majnin, Tripoli-Tarhuna road, (19 km) from Tripoli 1974 Sabratha region 2020

Zliten-Misurata Plain: Kaam area 2005 Misurata 2008

Sirte Plains: Sirte 1977

Benghazi Plain: Gaminis 1968 Wadi El Ghattara 2010

Jabal Nafusa: Jado, (4 km) W. of Ain-Zarga 1970 Kabau 1972 Runia, (15 km) from Yefren 1974 Tarhuna (Arabeen, Msaaed, Wlaad Hammad) 2018 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: (5 km) from Sussa to Shahat, Ras Al-Hilal 1972 Wadi Al-Agar 1999 Wadi Zaza 2003 Valley Jarjr-oma 2013 Wadi El-Kouf 2014

Marmarica Plateau: Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930

Al-Qibla area: Wadi Nesma region 2009

Ghadames area: Wadi near Bahira Mujzam, on Derj-Ghadames road 1977

Al-Jufra area: (27 km) from Weshka 1975 EL-Jufra 2018 Al-Jufra region 2020

Notes

Wild in Libya.

Link of images: https://www.floraofqatar.com/picris_radicata.htm, https://www.ksanature.com/plants/picris_asplenioides/

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:237793-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/237793-1, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000024841, https://www.gbif.org/species/3093290, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/138761/picris-asplenioides-l, https://www.floramaroccana.fr/picris-asplenioides.html, https://www.ksanature.com/plants/picris_asplenioides/, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/PICASP/

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:

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

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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

Khalifa, S.M. & Bader, B.M. (2020) Floristic analysis of the family Asteraceae in Al-Jufra region, Libya. Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies-2020- Vol. 8, Issue 6, Part A. https://www.plantsjournal.com/archives/?year=2020&vol=8&issue=6&part=A&ArticleId=1223, https://www.plantsjournal.com/archives/2020/vol8issue6/PartA/8-6-2-621.pdf

Floristic analysis of the family Asteraceae in Al-Jufra region, 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

EL-Barasi,Y.M., Bader, B.M., Barrani. M.W., EL-Hashani, N.M. and Alamrouni, A.O. (2018) Ecological studies on EL-Jufra Desert Depression. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323990883_Ecological_studies_On_EL-Jufra_Desert_Depression

Ecological studies on EL-Jufra Desert Depression. 2018

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

Floristic Study for Tarhuna–Libya. 2018

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

Abusaief, H. M. A. (2013) Life forms and rangeland for many habitats of Jarjar oma in Al-Jabal Al- Akhdar on Mediterranean Sea. Journal of American Science 2013;9(5) http://www.jofamericanscience.org/journals/am-sci/am0905/029_17747am0905_236_249.pdf

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

Bahri, N.M. (2009) Study of the vegetation covers of Wadi Nesma region, northwest of Libya. Master Thesis, Department of Botany, College of Science, Sebha University, Libya. (In Arabic).

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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

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).

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