Flora

Alyssum montanum L.

Family: Brassicaceae

Flowering Time: Feb-Mar.

General Appearance

Alyssum montanum L., it is a perennial herb, up to 10-30 cm tall, usually somewhat woody below, densely whitish hairy, ± similar to the (Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L. / Heterotypic Synonyms: Alyssum minus Rothm.) but pedicels somewhat longer (than the siliculae) and horizontally spreading (up to 10 mm long in fruits), siliculae smaller and heterotrichous with weak hairs. Sepals (2.5-) 3-5 (-7) mm long. Petals (4-) 5-8 (-9) mm long, pale sulphur coloured. Style 2-4 mm long. Siliculae suborbicular to ovate, 5-8 mm long.

Life Form

Phytochoria

ES+MED. The native range of this species is France to SW. Germany.

Distribution in Libya

Jabal Nafusa: Gharian 1967 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Wadi Zaza 2003

Notes

Wild in Libya.

Link of images: https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_alyssummontan.php, https://dryades.units.it/floritaly/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&tipo=all&id=1480, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyssum_montanum

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:277653-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/277653-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000529657, https://www.gbif.org/species/3044912, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/197212/alyssum-montanum-l, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/1567.html, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_alyssummontan.php, https://dryades.units.it/floritaly/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&tipo=all&id=1480, https://www.orchid-nord.com/Flore-France/Brassicaceae/Alyssum%20montanum/Alyssum-montanum.html, https://www.plantasyhongos.es/herbarium/htm/Alyssum_montanum.htm, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyssum_montanum

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Ali, S.I. & Jafri, S.M.H. (1977) Flora of Libya, Brassicaceae Vol. (23) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 130.

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

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