Helianthemum lavandulifolium Mill.

General Appearance

Helianthemum lavandulifolium Mill., it is a small shrub, up to 10-30 (-50) cm tall, densely grey-tomentose. Leaves 10-40 x 3-8 mm, linear-lanceolate, acute, with revolute margins, appressed-tomentose, stipules sometimes caduceus. Flowers many in dense cymes divided from the base into 3-5 branches. Calyx c. 8 (-10) mm long, tomentose, margin ciliate. Petals 6-11 mm lung, yellow; pedicels deflexed, usually about as long as the calyx. Capsules shorter than calyx.

Life Form

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Phytochoria

MED

Distribution in Libya

Benghazi Plain: Beach sand dunes in Karkurah 2023

Jabal Nafusa: Jado, Rocky Mountains, 15 km before Jado. 1974 Tarhuna (Mckhalef) 2018 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020

Notes

Wild in Libya.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:168964-1

Link of images: https://www.gbif.org/taxon/P4TST

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:168964-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/168964-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000717544 https://www.gbif.org/taxon/P4TST

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. 15.

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

Alteerah, M.A., El-Barasi, Y.M., Ali Alwerfally, A. (2023) Vegetation cover composition and seed bank study of beach sand dunes in Karkurah coastal area, east of Libya. Sustainability, Agri, Food and Environmental Research, (ISSN: 0719-3726), 11(X), 2023. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Munay-Alteerah

Vegetation cover composition and seed bank study of beach sand dunes in Karkurah coastal area. 2023

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. (2018) Floristic Study for Tarhuna-Libya. Hacettepe J. Biol. & Chem, 2018, 46 (3), 337-364. http://www.hjbc.hacettepe.edu.tr/journal/volume-46/issue-3/floristic-study-for-tarhuna-libya/index.html

Floristic Study for Tarhuna–Libya. 2018