Sedum rubens L.

General Appearance

Sedum rubens L. it is a succulent annual, reddish herb, glandular-pubescent above. Stem 2.5-10 cm long, thin, cylindrical, leafy, simple or ramose, somewhat glaucous. Leaves oblong-linear, ± dense, 5-12 mm long, semi terete, alternate. Inflorescence cymose of 1-8 cymes. Flowers 5-merous, sessile, or sub sessile or with c. 1-1.5 mm pedicels. Sepals green or reddish, c. 1 mm long, triangular-ovate. Petals free, ± lanceolate, acuminate, 4-6 mm long, pink or whitish-pink and dark pink along the keel. Stamens 5 often alternate with the petals; anthers deep pinkish to blackish. Follicles, divergent at the base but sub erect above, glandular-tuberculate.

Life Form

Th

Phytochoria

ES+MED+IT. The native range of this species is Canary Islands, Europe to Medit. and Iran, W. Eritrea.

Distribution in Libya

Sirte Plains: Sirte 1933

Benghazi Plain: Benghazi 1933

Jabal Nafusa: Gharian, Wadi Gharian, Ras Omcteba, Tarhuna, Ras Ghenai, Kasr Daun 1913

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Cirene (Shahat) 1933 (5 km) from Shahat to Susa 1978 Wadi Zaza 2003 El-bakur 2007 Wadi El-Kouf 2014 Wadi Ralles 2017

Notes

Wild in Libya.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:275980-1

Link of images: https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/sedum-rubens, https://www.maltawildplants.com/CRSS/Sedum_rubens.php

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:275980-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/275980-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000436969, https://www.gbif.org/species/7963827, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/140439/sedum-rubens-l, https://www.maltawildplants.com/CRSS/Sedum_rubens.php, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/sedum-rubens, https://www.cretanflora.com/sedum_rubens.html, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_sedumrubens.php https://www.infoflora.ch/fr/flore/sedum-rubens.html, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/sedrub/, https://osogovonature.com/2021/06/19/sedum-rubens-l/

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1981) Flora of Libya, Crassulaceae Vol. (87) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 24.

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

Abusaief, H. M. A. (2017) Similarities between elevations in a rare species of some locations at Al- Jabal Al-Akhdar in Libya. International Journal of Environment ISSN 2077-4505.Volume: 06 Issue: 03 July-Sept. 2017, Page: 78-102. http://www.curresweb.com/ije/ije/2017/78-102.pdf

El-Mokasabi, F M. (2014) Floristic Composition and Traditional Uses of Plant Species at Wadi Al-kuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya. American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 14 (8): 685-697, 2014, ISSN 1818-769,IDOSIPublications,2014DOI:10.5829/idosi.aejaes.2014.14.08.12375. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/441b/23b83960f007044aca94e26f5c6b170fe102.pdf

Plant Species at Wadi Alkuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya 2014

Abd Al-lkhaleq, Y. M. (2007) Vegetation Coverage of El-Bakur Highlands in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar. Master Thesis, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Garyounis University, 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

Prodr. Fl. Ciren.: 237 (1931). https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/14218-prodromo-della-flora-cirenaica