Flora

Chrysanthoglossum trifurcatum (Desf.) B.H.Wilcox, K.Bremer & Humphries

Family: Asteraceae

Flowering Time: Nov-Apr.

General Appearance

Chrysanthoglossum trifurcatum (Desf.) B.H.Wilcox, K.Bremer & Humphries / Homotypic Synonyms: Leucanthemopsis trifurcata (Desf.) Alavi, it is a perennial plant up to 30 cm tail, frutescent. Stems longitudinally ridged very sparsely hairy; hairs simple. Lower & mid cauline leaves 7-10 (- 12) mm, more or less coriaceous, sessile, spathulate in outline, trifid. or double trifid; lobes less than 2 mm, ovate or lanceolate with sharp, hyaline- mucro. Uppermost cauline leaves similar or entire oblong, mucronate. Peduncles 2-6 (-8) cm long. Capitula 10-20 (-25) mm in diam., yellow. Involucre 8-12 (-15) mm in diam., broadly campanulate. Involucral bracts 3-4-rowed, broadly hyaline searious margined. Outermost involucral bracts, 4 x 2 mm, ovate, obtus-acute; margin 0.5-1mm wide. Involucral bract of 2nd row 5 x 2 mm, oblong-ovate, obtuse; margin 0.5-1 mm wide. Inner involucral bracts 7 x 3.5 mm, obovate to nearly spathulate; margin near the apex and above the apex up to 3.5 mm wide. Ligule 7-10 (-15) x 3.5-5 mm, oblong-obtuse; basal tube 2-2.5 mm, dorsiventrally compressed weakly winged. Corolla of the disc floret c. 3 mm long. Cypscla, up to 3 mm, the peripheral ones slightly incurved, the center most ones straight; narrowly obconical, laterally weakly compressed, 8-10-ribbed, coronate; ribs obtuse, membranous, light coloured; intercoastal zone dark coloured; corona of 7-8, obtuse c. 0.5 mm long, scarious scales.

Life Form

Phytochoria

SA. The native range of this species is N. Africa.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain:

Tripoli 1970 Talil, (11 km) from Sabrata to Zuara 1976 Surman 1977 Sabrata 2008 Sabratha region 2020 Coastal of Tripoli 2020

Zliten-Misurata Plain:

Misurata 1967 Misurata 2006, 2008

Notes

Wild in Libya.

Link of images: https://www.gbif.org/species/3141599, https://www.floramaroccana.fr/chrysanthoglossum.html

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:975162-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/975162-1, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000020221, https://www.gbif.org/species/3141599, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/137083/chrysanthoglossum-trifurcatum-desf-b-h-wilcox-k-bremer-humphries, https://www.floramaroccana.fr/chrysanthoglossum.html

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1983) Flora of Libya, Asteraceae Vol. (107) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.

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

Al-khojah, H.M., Al-Yafour, L.A., Mahklouf, M.H. (2020) Floristic Study of Selected Districts in Sabratha region Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology Volume 7/Issue 4 ISSN: 2348-7313. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2s5EMysAAAAJ&hl=ar, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf

Floristic Study of Selected Districts in Sabratha region Libya. 2020.

Mahklouf, M.H. (2020) Biodiversity of the coastal flora of Tripoli Province. Biodiv. Res. Conserv. 58: 13-19, 2020. BRC http://www.brc.amu.edu.pl, http://brc.amu.edu.pl/pdf-127341-54763?filename=Biodiversity%20of%20the.pdf, http://brc.amu.edu.pl/Issue-58-2020,9131

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).

El-Yafour, L. A. (2008) Taxonomic study of the vegetation properties of Sabratha city Master Thesis. Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Al-Zawiya University, Libya. (In Arabic).

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).

PAMPANINI, R. (1931). Prodromo della Flora Cirenaica. – : 446 – under: Pyrethrum trifurcatum (Desf.) Willd. https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/14218-prodromo-della-flora-cirenaica

PAMPANINI, R. (1914). Piantae Tripolitanae, ab auctore anno 1913 […] – Firenze: 256 – under: Chrysanthemum trifurcatum var. macrocephalum (Viv.) Bég. & A.Vacc.

PAMPANINI, R. (1914). Piantae Tripolitanae, ab auctore anno 1913 […] – Firenze: 257 – under: Chrysanthemum trifurcatum var. microcephalum Bég. & A.Vacc.