Herniaria cinerea DC.

Family: Caryophyllaceae
Flowering Time: Mar-May.

General Appearance

Herniaria cinerea DC., it is an annual pale-green, patent hairy herb with prostrate, spreading to c. 10-15 cm, branched from the base. Leaves sessile. narrowly elliptic-lanceolate to oblanceolate, 4-8 (-11) x 1.5-2.5 mm, hirsute, acute, with entire hairy margins; stipules membranous, white, c. 1 mm long, ciliate, Inflorescence a dense cymose cluster of 6-10-flowers. Flowers pale-green, pentameous, 1.6-2.3 mm long, sub sessile, perigynous zone and lower part of sepals densely hooked hairy, hairs 0.5 mm long. Bracts akin to stipules. Sepals 5, distinctly unequal, hirsute, 2 outer up to 2 mm long, narrowly oblong, obtuse, 3 inners, short, lanceolate, acute. Petals 5, free, setose. Stamens 2, free, opposite the outer large sepals, anthers oblong. Ovary papillose; style very minute, with 2 divergent stigmas. Utricle ovate-ellipsoid, papillose near the apex. Seeds shining black, lenticulate, c. 0.5 mm long, erect, with brittle testa.

Life Form

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Phytochoria

MED+IT. The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Medit. to Central Asia and W. Himalaya.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain:  Sidi EI-Masri, Tripoli 1967, 1972, 1977  Jafara Plain (Wadi Ghado) 2015

Zliten-Misurata Plain:  Lepl;s Magna 1968 Leptus Megna 2004  Kaam area 2005  Zliten coast 2022

Benghazi Plain:  Wadi  El-Ghattara 2010

Jabal Nafusa:  Garian 1974 Misallata (Shaafeen) 2008  Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020  Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020  Wadi Kaam (Dam & lake) 2022

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder:  

Around EI-Abiar 1970 (5 km) from Susa on way from Shahat  1972  Dema beach 1973  Valley Jarjr-oma 2013

Marmarica Plateau:  Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 Omm Rezum 1968  Al-Timimi to Omm Rezem 1970 From Tobruk to Egyptian Border 1999

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Illecebraceae Vol. (37) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 22.

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

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

Abu Hadra, M. N. & Harkat, Z. M. (2015) A taxonomic study of the components of vegetation covers and notes on the environmental impact of Wadi Ghado in the Jafara Plain region in Libya. Professor magazine-Issue 8-University of Tripoli.(In Arabic) https://www.uotpa.org.ly/alostath/index.php/alostath/issue/view/8

دراسة تصنيفية لمكونات الغطاء النباتي بوادي غدو بمنطقة سهل الجفارة في ليبيا. 2015

Abusaief, H. M. A. (2013) Life forms and rangeland for many habitats of Jarjar oma in Al-Jabal Al- Akhdar on Mediterranean Sea. Journal of American Science 2013;9(5) http://www.jofamericanscience.org/journals/am-sci/am0905/029_17747am0905_236_249.pdf

Life forms and rangeland for many habitats of Jarjar oma in Al- Jabal Al- Akhdar. 2013

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).

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-Komati, A. F. (2004) Medicinal plants in the Shapiat of Marqab, their distribution, classification and importance. Master Thesis. Biology Department- Faculty of Science-Al-Marqab University. Al-Khums. Libya. (In Arabic).

Prodr. Fl. Ciren.: 190 (1931). https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/14218-prodromo-della-flora-cirenaica

 

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