Flora

Cichorium pumilum Jacq.

Family: Asteraceae

Flowering Time: Mar-Jun.

General Appearance

Cichorium pumilum Jacq., it is an annual herb, with a stem 5–50 cm long, prostrate to straight. The leaves are lanceolate to elliptical, toothed at the edge, hairy. The peduncle of the cap is distinctly thickened at the top, the involucre is cylindrical. Involucre bracts in 2 rows, the outer ones are straight or slightly curved at the top, almost as long as the inner involucre bracts, 10–12.5 mm long and 2–3 mm wide; there are more than 6 ligulate flowers, the ligules are 9–14 mm long and 3–4 mm wide, blue, rarely perhaps even white. The fruit is an achene with short fluff, about 6 times shorter than the achene.

Life Form

Phytochoria

MED+SA+IT. The native range of this species is Medit. to Xinjiang and Arabian Peninsula.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain:

Tripoli 1977

Zliten-Misurata Plain:

Leptus Megna 2004 Kaam area 2005

Benghazi Plain:

Between Al-Kuwayfiyah and Daryana 1968 Tokra 1977 Wadi El-Ghattara 2010

Jabal Nafusa:

Misallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder:

(55, 87 km) from Al-Baida to Al-Marj 1972 Wadi Al-Agar 1999 Wadi Zaza 2003 Gebel Akhder 2007 S. AL-Marj 2011

Marmarica Plateau:

Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 From Tobruk to Egyptian Border 1999

Notes

Wild in Libya.

Link of images: https://www.floraofqatar.com/cichorium_pumilum.htm, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/asteraceae/cichorium-pumilum, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/cichorium-pumilum, https://botany.cz/cs/cichorium-pumilum/

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:194540-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/194540-1, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000004150, https://www.gbif.org/species/5392270, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/137109/cichorium-pumilum-jacq, https://www.floraofqatar.com/cichorium_pumilum.htm, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/asteraceae/cichorium-pumilum, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/cichorium-pumilum, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_cichoriumpumilum.php https://botany.cz/cs/cichorium-pumilum/

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:

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

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

EL-Barasi, Y. M., Barrani, M. W., Abdelsalam, O. EL-Amrouni, N., Mohamad, F. (2011) Check list of flora and vegetation on south EL-Marj zone: south EL-Jabal EL-Akhadar. Libya. Annals of Faculty Engineering Hunedoara-International Journal of Engineering. Tome IX (Year 2011). Fascicule 3. ISSN 1584-2673, 141-146. http://annals.fih.upt.ro/pdf-full/2011/ANNALS-2011-3-24.pdf

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).

El-Barasi, Y.M. & Mohammad, J.F. (2007) Comparative Study of the Seed Bank of Arable Land and Natural Vegetation in El-Jabal El-Akhdar Plateau and Coastal Zone. Journal of Science and Its Applications, Garyounis University Press, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp 1-14. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi

Seed Bank of Arable Land and Natural Vegetation in El-Jabal El-Akhdar. 2007

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).

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

Al-Hamadi R.I. (1999) Floristic and ecological study of wadi Al-Agar, Master Thesis, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic).

EL-Habony, A.M. (1999) Vegetation and flora of a sector along Mediterranean cost of Libya from Tobruk to Egyptian border, M.Sc. Thesis, Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya. (in Arabic).