General Appearance
Helianthemum confertum Duanl, t is a subshrub, up to 1.5 m tall, a bushy, low-growing woody perennial. Leaves small, often grayish-green leaves that form dense, evergreen-like foliage. Flowers, Bright, 5-petaled, saucer-shaped flowers, commonly found in yellow, white, or pink. The flowers only last for a single day, but bloom continuously in terminal or lateral clusters. Capsule fruit containing many seeds.
Life Form
Phytochoria
Distribution in Libya
Al-Qibla area: Reported from Senawen by Keith
Notes
Wild. I have not yet found a recent record of this species in Libya.
This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:168814-1
Link of images: https://www.gbif.org/taxon/3K5CD, https://www.orchid-nord.com/Flore-Djerba/Helianthemum%20confertum/Helianthemum-confertum.html
For more information
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:168813-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/168813-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000717387, https://www.gbif.org/taxon/3K5CD, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/135170/helianthemum-confertum-dunal, https://www.orchid-nord.com/Flore-Djerba/Helianthemum%20confertum/Helianthemum-confertum.html
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. 29.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:
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