General Appearance
Valerianella stephanodon Coss. & Durieu , it is an annual herb, the fruits of this species are c. 3-4 mm long (excl. calyx lobe), linear, c. 2.5-3 times longer than wide, the sterile locules arc without any spongy, thick tissue, separated by a long, narrow ridge; the calyx is shortly coronate with one oblique, c. 1-2 mm long. narrow lobe.
Life Form
Phytochoria
Distribution in Libya
Jabal Nafusa: Reported from Tarhuna by Kieth
Notes
Wild in Libya, , endemic to North Africa.
This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:860480-1
Link of images: https://www.gbif.org/species/4095451
For more information
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:860480-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/860480-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000426154, https://www.gbif.org/species/4095451, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/155413/valerianella-stephanodon-coss-durieu, https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.je00020194
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:
Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi., A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Valerianaceae Vol. (46) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 9.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:
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