General Appearance
Daucus pumilus (L.) Hoffmanns. & Link / Homotypic Synonyms: Pseudorlaya pumila (L.) Grande, it is an annual herb, densely hairy, branched from the base, procumbent stems. Leaves mostly basal, petiolate, pinnatisect, up to 12 cm long. Umbels provided with linear bracts and very short rays at anthesis, then elongated and unequal during fruiting. Small flowers, with white, pink or somewhat purple petals, acuminate and curved. Ellipsoidal fruit. Mericarps up to 10.6 x 11.5 mm, straw-colored and elliptical in outline; primary ribs filiform, ciliate; secondary ribs prolonged in 1-3 rows, more or less defined, of straight spines with glochidiated apex, those of the lateral ribs very widened towards the base. Flat seeds located on the ventral side.
Life Form
Phytochoria
Distribution in Libya
Al-Jafarah Plain:
Tripoli 1967 Wadi El-Raml, (55 km) E. of Tripoli 1975 Tajora 1977 Tripoli 1978
Zliten-Misurata Plain:
Leptus Magna, Misurata 1975 Kaam area 2005 Misurata 2006, 2008 Leptus Magna 2017 Zliten coast 2022
Sirte Plains:
Mersa El-Brega to Agdabia 1968 (7 Km) SE of Sitre City 2008 Wadi Al-Hamar Region 2020
Benghazi Plain:
Between Slouk and Al-Abiar 2016 Wadi El-Enaghar 2021 Beach sand dunes in Karkurah 2021 Soloq (Beir Bullerjam) 2022
Jabal Nafusa:
Tarhuna to Beni-Walid 1978
Al-Jabal Al-Akhder:
Derna 1954 From Nuqrat Said to Wadi Al-Zagzoog 2019
Marmarica Plateau:
Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002
Notes
Wild in Libya, in open habitats, especially near the sea.
Link of images: https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/daucus-pumilus, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=503706, https://www.atlasdesemillasdecanarias.org/atlas/ficha.php?ID=74
For more information
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:841195-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/841195-1, https://www.gbif.org/species/8241209, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/155030/pseudorlaya-pumila-l-grande, https://www.atlasdesemillasdecanarias.org/atlas/ficha.php?ID=74, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/3329.html, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/daucus-pumilus, https://biodiversitycyprus.blogspot.com/2016/05/daucus-pumilus-l-hoffmanns-link-cyprus.html, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=503706, https://www.atlasdesemillasdecanarias.org/atlas/ficha.php?ID=74, http://dryades.units.it/Roma/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&id=3706&num=7009
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:
Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1985) Flora of Libya, Apiaceae Vol. (117) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:
El-karnawdy, F.O.M., Abogmiza, A.F.M., Alsouyid, H.M.M., Ajaj. K.A.K. (2022) Floristic composition of Zygophyllum coccineum L. Associates in Zliten coast, Libya. 5th International African conference on current studies. February 2-5, 2022 Cairo, Egypt.
Omar, N., Adrees, A., Alhursh, A., Shuayb, M., Alajeeli, O., Alzerbi, A.K. (2022) Identification of the Most Important Weed Species in A Barley Crops in Beir Bullerjam Region-Soloq, Libya. Scientific Journal for the Faculty of Science-Sirte University Vol. 2, No. 1 April (2022) 15-22. https://journal.su.edu.ly/index.php/jsfsu/issue/view/5, https://journal.su.edu.ly/index.php/jsfsu/article/view/51/45
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, Agri, Food and Environmental Research. 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
Omar, N.O.I., Alaib, M.A., El-Mghrbi, N.G., Alzerbi, A.K. (2020) Checklist of Flora and Floristic Study of Wadi Al-Hamar Region in Libya. Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Science 6 (2), (2020) 20-24. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Naser-Omar
Ali, A. M., Lashhab, S. R., Abu-Aweena, A. A.M. (2019) Classification of vegetation cover and its geographical distribution in the area extending between Al-Haniya and Wadi Zagzoog in the north to Lasastata and Bishtaya in the south. Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar eastern Libya. Issue (61) Journal of Science and Human Studies- Al-Marj-University of Benghazi-Libya (In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/sd-lshhb
Bahri, N.M. (2017) Identify, Limit and Determine the Vegetation Types of Wadi Ka’am Areas, Libya. Journal of Marine Sciences and Environmental Technologies-Volume (3) -Issue (2) (In Arabic) https://journals.asmarya.edu.ly/jmset/index.php/JMSET/article/view/95, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/371282756_altrf_ly_alanwa_alnbatyt_lmnatq_wady_kam_whsrha_wthdyd_ashkal_nmwha
Raheel, RO. 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/Yacoub-El-Barasi , https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rebeh-Rahil
Al-Aib, M. A. and El-Shakhy, N. O. (2008) Weed flora of great man made river agriculture project (sirte). Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development, Vol.102, Issue 3: 241-25. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohamed-Alaib
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-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-Shaary M.S. (2002) The Natural Vegetation in Marmarica plateau (North-eastern Libya). First ed. Tobruk (Libya): Published by the local Authority. (In Arabic)
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