Flora

Spergularia marina (L.) Besser

Family: Caryophyllaceae

Flowering Time: Dec-Jun.

General Appearance

Spergularia marina (L.) Besser, it is an annual, to rarely perennial. prostrate to sub erect, up to 35 cm tall, glandular to glabrescent herb with diffuse branches from ± woody tap root and slightly fleshy stock. Leaves fleshy, sessile, 10-30 x 1 mm; stipules 1.2-3.5 mm, inconspicuous, widely triangular, dull white, tip ± acute. Inflorescence terminal. many-flowered ± congested to lax dichasial cymes becoming monochasial. Flowers c. 3-4 mm long. c. 6 mm across, pink. rarely white; pedicel 5-6 (-7) mill long. glabrous or glandular hairy; bracts similar to stipules. Sepals fused 0.5-1 mm, lobes 2.5-4.5 mm in fruit < 4.8 mm. Petals white or pink to rosy. Stamens 2-5; styles 0.4-0.7 mm. Fruit, 2.8-6.4 mm, 1-1.5 × calyx. Seed, 0.5-0.7 (0.8) mm, light brown to red-brown, wing generally 0; smooth or ± roughened, papillate or not.

Life Form

Phytochoria

Cosm. The native range of this species is Temp. Northern Hemisphere, S. South America to Falkland Islands.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain: Tripoli 1977 Mallaha Wetland Tripoli 2016 Coastal of Tripoli 2020

Zliten-Misurata Plain: Liptis Magna 1974 Kaam area 2005 Misurata 2008

Sirte Plains: Tawargha 1975 Sirte 2015

Jabal Nafusa: Abogilan 1970 Valleys stretch, (90 km) before Nalut and (40 km) before Tiji 1976

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Wadi Lathrun 1967 Wadi Zaza 2003 Gebel Akhder 2007

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

Fezzan area: Near Askadda, (18 km) before Brack 1976

Notes

Wild in Libya, common along seashores and in brackish marshy ground.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:241336-2

Link of images: https://dryades.units.it/floritaly/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&tipo=all&id=785, https://www.orchid-nord.com/Flore-Djerba/Spergularia%20marina/Spergularia-marina.html, https://www.apatita.com/herbario/especie.php?id=Spergularia_marina

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:241336-2, https://www.ipni.org/n/241336-2, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000439925, https://www.gbif.org/species/7736551, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/235224/spergula-marina-l-bartl-h-l-wendl, https://www.maltawildplants.com/CRYO/Spergularia_marina.php, https://www.ksanature.com/plants/spergularia_marina/, https://www.orchid-nord.com/Flore-Djerba/Spergularia%20marina/Spergularia-marina.html, https://dryades.units.it/floritaly/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&tipo=all&id=785, https://www.apatita.com/herbario/especie.php?id=Spergularia_marina, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=500785, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=45094, https://botany.cz/cs/spergularia-salina/

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1978) Flora of Libya, Caryophyllaceae Vol. (59) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 15.

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

Mahklouf, M.H. (2020) Biodiversity of the coastal flora of Tripoli Province. Biodiv. Res. Conserv. 58: 13-19, 2020. BRC http://www.brc.amu.edu.pl, http://brc.amu.edu.pl/pdf-127341-54763?filename=Biodiversity%20of%20the.pdf, http://brc.amu.edu.pl/Issue-58-2020,9131

Biodiversity of the coastal flora of Tripoli Province. 2020

Elsayed M. A. N. (2015) Floristic Composition of the Plant Cover at Surt Region in Libya. Catrina (2015), 12 (1): 63-71-2010 By the Egyptian society for environmental SCIENCES. https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18403_37c687e375b9144800a15704e68ebad7.pdf

Floristic Composition of the Plant Cover at Surt Region in Libya. 2015

Mahklouf, M.H. &Al-Sghair, F.G. (2016) Floristic and Inventory Study of Mallaha Wetland Tripoli – Libya. American Journal of Life Science Researches, Oct 2016, Volume 4, Issue 4.PP(119-123) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/310898871_Floristic_and_Inventory_Study_of_Mallaha_Wetland_Tripoli_-_Libya

Floristic and Inventory Study of Mallaha Wetland Tripoli – Libya. 2016.

Baayo, Kh. A. (2008): Floristic composition and Phytochorological Analysis of Misratah area, Libya, Assiut Univ.J. of Botany 37(2), P-P. 33-78 (2008).

El-Barasi, Y.M. & Mohammad, J.F. (2007) Comparative Study of the Seed Bank of Arable Land and Natural Vegetation in El-Jabal El-Akhdar Plateau and Coastal Zone. Journal of Science and Its Applications, Garyounis University Press, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp 1-14.

Seed Bank of Arable Land and Natural Vegetation in El-Jabal El-Akhdar. 2007

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-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

PAMPANINI, R. (1931). Prodromo della Flora Cirenaica. -: – under: Spergularia salina J.Presl & C.Presl, 194 – under: Spergularia salina var. heterosperma auct. https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/14218-prodromo-della-flora-cirenaica

PAMPANINI, R. (1914). Piantae Tripolitanae, ab auctore anno 1913 […] – Firenze: 84 – under: Spergularia salina var. heterosperma auct.