Flora

Atriplex glauca L.

Common Name: ——-

Family: Amaranthaceae

Flowering Time: Mar-May

General Appearance

Atriplex glauca L. // Infraspecifics: Atriplex glauca ssp. glauca / Heterotypic Synonyms: Atriplex stylosa Viv., it is a subshrub or shrub plant, up to 50 cm. and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. Stem: prostrate; branches erect to ascending, scaly. Leaf: blade 5-20 mm, lance-oblong to ovate-round, entire to dentate, silvery gray-green. Inflorescence: bracts in fruit 4-5 mm, fused at base, ovate-deltate to diamond-shaped, entire to dentate, smooth to tubercled, base generally 2-lobed. Seed: 2 mm, light brown..

Life Form

Phytochoria

MED+SA. The native range of this species is S. Portugal to Spain.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain:

Near Farwa 1975 Sabratah, Talil 1976 Tripoli1967, 1977

Zliten-Misurata Plain:

Misurata 2006 Misurata 2008

Sirte Plains:

Bugrain 1975

Benghazi Plain:

Benghazi to Al Kuwafiah 1967 Qaminas to Ajdabia (Slouk plain) 2006 Between Slouk and Al-Abiar 2016 Ajdabia (Al-Jaledia)2017 Wadi El-Enaghar 2021 Beach sand dunes in Karkurah 2021

Marmarica Plateau:

Al-Tamimi to Omm Rezum 1970 From Tobruk to Egyptian Border 1999 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002

Ghadames area:

(38 km) before Ghadames 1977

Notes

Wild in Libya.

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:163821-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/163821-1, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000556070, https://www.gbif.org/species/7501008, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/26639/atriplex-glauca-l, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=80927, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_atriplexglauca.php, http://www.floradecanarias.com/atriplex_glauca.html, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/atriplex-glauca, https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/Atriplex.glauca, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/ATRGLA/, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=310496&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock, https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/f1bd7865-ee8b-417a-909d-4d66050e67bf, https://www.orchid-nord.com/Flore-Canarie/Amaranthaceae/Atriplex%20glauca/Atriplex-glauca.html

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1978) Flora of Libya, Chenopodiaceae Vol. (58) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.

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

Alteerah, M.A., El-Barasi, Y.M., Ali Alwerfally, A. (2021) Vegetation cover composition and seed bank study of beach sand dunes in Karkurah coastal area, east of Libya. Sustainability, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Munay-Alteerah

Omar, N., El-Mghrbi, N.G., Rahil, R.O., Alaib, M.A., Alzerbi, A.K. (2021) Floristic Composition and Plant Diversity of Western Part of Wadi El- Enaghar, Libya. Species-22(70), 2021. pp. (204-217). http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n70/index.htm, http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n70/A4.pdf

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

Bou-Gharsa, Saleh, A. & Al Sheikhi, S. K. (2017) A study on the diversity of vegetation covers in El-Beidan and El-Glidaya protected areas in Ajdabiya. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering JESE, VOL. 1. (In Arabic) Bou-Gharsa, Saleh, A. & Al Sheikhi, S. K. (2017) A study on the diversity of vegetation covers in El-Beidan and El-Glidaya protected areas in Ajdabiya. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering JESE, VOL. 1. (In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/salh-tyt-bwghrst-2320557670, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/salh-alshykhy, http://jese.uoa.edu.ly/JESEV1N1/JESE_V1N1P6.pdf http://jese.uoa.edu.ly/JESE_V1N1/JESE_V1N1P6.pdf

Elsayed, N. (2016) Relationship between Vegetation and Soil Seed Bank at Protected Versus Unprotected Sites at Coastal Habitats in Libya.CATRINA (2016), 15 (1): 59-68. https://scholar.google.com.eg/citations?user=mSAskW0AAAAJ&hl=en , https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18337_76652686b5c99f5fd479aebab87fbcb4.pdf

Raheel, O. M., El-Borasi, Y. M., El-Barrani, M. W., El-Hassi, S. (2016) Study of Flora and vegetation cover of the semi-desert area between Salouq and Al-Abyar-the first high of Jabal Al-Akhdar-Libya, Fourth Scientific Conference for Environment and Sustainable Development In dry and semi-arid areas. Ajdabia. Libya. (In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rebeh-Rahil

Elsayed M. A. N. (2015) Floristic Composition of the Plant Cover at Surt Region in Libya. Catrina (2015), 12 (1): 63-71-2010 By the Egyptian society for environmental SCIENCES. https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18403_37c687e375b9144800a15704e68ebad7.pdf

Baayo, Kh. A. (2008): Floristic composition and Phytochorological Analysis of Misratah area, Libya, Assiut Univ.J. of Botany 37(2), P-P. 33-78 (2008)

Al-Dana, S. M. M. (2006) Taxonomic study of wild flower plants in some areas of Misrata. Master Thesis, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Misurata University (7 October previously) Misurata, Libya. (In Arabic)

Al-Maghrabi A.S.S. (2006) Study of the vegetation and seed bank of the zone of Ghaminis and Ajdabia (Slouk plain), Master of Science Thesis, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Academy of Graduated Studies, Benghazi Branch, Libya, 2006. (In Arabic)

El-Shaary MS. 2002. The Natural Vegetation in Marmarica plateau (North-eastern Libya). First ed. Tobruk (Libya): Published by the local Authority. (In Arabic)

Al-Habony MEE 1999. Vegetation and flora of a sector along Mediterranean Coast of Libya from Tobruk to Egyptian border. MSc. Thesis. Department of Botany. Faculty of Science. Benghazi University. Benghazi. Libya.