Flora

Echium rubrum Forssk.

Family: Boraginaceae

Flowering Time: Apr-May.

General Appearance

Echium rubrum Forssk. / Heterotypic Synonyms: Echium setosum Vahl, it is a small annual herb, densely branched, indumentum heterotrichous with appressed hairs and somewhat patent setae. Stem usually decumbent. Leaves broad linear to spathulate, attenuate at base, 30-50 x 7 mm, upper oblong, sessile. Spikes terminal, white hirsute, densely flowered, with lanceolate ciliate bracts. Calyx lobes linear-lanceolate, acute, hispid, 5-6 mm long, not accrescent. Corolla varying from blue to somewhat crimson with all the stamens included, 6-8 mm long, oblique-truncate with rounded lobes, hairy outside, limb c. 4-6 mm in diameter. Style bifid or emarginate, somewhat plumose. Nutlets 3 mm long, triquetrous, acute, somewhat tubercled

Life Form

Phytochoria

MED. The native range of this species is E. Medit.

Distribution in Libya

Zliten-Misurata Plain: Leptus Megna 1967 Misurata 2006

Benghazi Plain: Slouk-Msus road 2000

Jabal Nafusa: Near Ragrag Tajween, Gebel Nafousa 1970 Abugilan 1972 Abozian, Manga El-Bahar, (2 km) before Kaleba 1974

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Wadi Zaza 2003 Wadi El-Kouf 2014

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

Al-Qibla area: Wadi Nesma region 2009 Wadis South of Mizda 2013

Notes

Wild in Libya.

Link of images: https://www.gbif.org/species/8143865

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:115872-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/115872-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000663042, https://www.gbif.org/species/8143865, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/132598/echium-rubrum-forssk, https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.linn-hs264-10-2, https://herbanwmex.net/portal/taxa/index.php?tid=394216&taxauthid=1&clid

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1979) Flora of Libya, Boraginaceae Vol. (68) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 46 – under: Echium setosum Vahl

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

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

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

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).

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).

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-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

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. – : 381 – under: Echium setosum Vahl https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/14218-prodromo-della-flora-cirenaica