Helianthemum hirtum (L.) Mill.

General Appearance

Helianthemum hirtum (L.) Mill., it is a small, caespitose shrub, up to 10-20 (-30) cm tall, much branched from the base, usually erect, rigid, with dense appressed hairs on the branch and leaves and long, ciliate hairs on the calyx. somewhat yellowish in the flowering parts; Leaves elliptic to oblong-elliptic; lower leaves often suborbicular, (3-) 5-15 (-20) x 4-8 mm, sub sessile to shortly petiolate (petiole up to 4 mm long), stipulate, sub revolute at the margins; stipules linear, about as long as the petiole. Flowers yellow or yellowish, in dense, 1-3, terminal, sub corymbose branches, c. 1 (-1.5) cm, in diameter, pedicellate; pedicels shorter or absent as long as the calyx, spreading-ascending to recurved, not thickened. Calyx densely hispid, 3-4 (-5) mm long, outer sepals linear, about half as long as the inner, ovate-acute, sub-membranous, 3-veincd sepals. Capsules small, hirsute, included within the calyx.

Life Form

Ch

Phytochoria

MED. The native range of this species is SW. Europe.

Distribution in Libya

Benghazi Plain: Wadi El-Ghattara 2010 Between Slouk and Al-Abiar 2016

Jabal Nafusa: Gebel Nafousa, Yefren to Jado, Kaleba, Abu Zian, (4 km) W. Ain Zarga 1970 Gharian, Bou Yader, Soffet, Kaleb, Abuzain, (2 km) befor Kaleba, Tagma, (5 km) from Yefren, Gharian, Mang El-Bahr 1974 Al-Rumia, (11 km) from Nalut 1975 Sharshara 1976 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Tarhuna (Hejaz, Meghawsha, Terghlat) 2018 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020

Notes

Wild in Libya.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:168921-1

Link of images: http://www.menudanatura.com/2014/03/helianthemum-hirtum-l-mill.html, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/helianthemum-hirtum, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_helianhirt.php, https://arbabajojarama.es/herbario/helianthemum-hirtum-l-mill-tamarilla/

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:168921-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/168921-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000717501, https://www.gbif.org/species/3595086, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/198441/helianthemum-hirtum-l-mill, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_helianhirt.php, https://herbarivirtual.uib.es/es/general/2239/especie/helianthemum-hirtum-l-mill-, http://www.menudanatura.com/2014/03/helianthemum-hirtum-l-mill.html, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/helianthemum-hirtum, https://jb.utad.pt/especie/Helianthemum_hirtum

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Cistaceae Vol. (48) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 17.

Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:

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

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

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

Floristic Study for Tarhuna–Libya. 2018

Raheel, RO. M., El-Borasi, Y. M., El-Barrani, M. W., El-Hassi, S. (2016) Study of Flora and vegetation cover of the semi-desert area between Salouq and Al-Abyar-the first high of Jabal Al-Akhdar-Libya, Fourth Scientific Conference for Environment and Sustainable Development In dry and semi-arid areas. Ajdabia. Libya. (In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi , https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rebeh-Rahil

دراسة الفلورا والغطاء النباتي للمنطقة الشبه صحراوية الممتدة بين مدينتي سلوق والابيار . 2016

Al-Masalati, N. A. A. (2013) Plant diversity across the altitudes of the Msallata National Park Reserve Mountains. Master Thesis. Botany Department-College of Science-University of Benghazi-Libya. (In Arabic).

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

Mohammed, S.A.H. (2008) A taxonomic and ecological study of the plants of the Shaafin Reserve in Masalatah. Master Thesis. Department of Biology-Faculty of Arts and Sciences-Al-Mirqab University. Al-Khums. Libya. (In Arabic).