Spergularia marina (L.) Besser

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

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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.