Flora

Daucus sahariensis Murb.

Family: Apiaceae

Flowering Time: Apr-Jun.

General Appearance

Daucus sahariensis Murb., it is a short annual green herb, up to 15 (-20) cm, branched from the base ascending to erect; stem sulcate, minutely but densely retrorse-hispid. Leaves 2 (-3)-pinnatisect, with linear-oblong, narrow ultimate segments, up to c. to (-15) x 1 mm, obtuse, sometimes very shortly bristle-tipped. Umbels compound, central one usually largest, long-peduncled, arising from the base or a little above the base of the plant, unequally many-rayed. Bracts pinnatisect to almost entire, about as long as the rays in flower; spreading or sub deflexed in fruit. Bractcoles similar to bracts but smaller, often exceeding the umbellulcs. Umbellulcs many-flowered; pedicels unequal, outer exceeding the flowers and fruits. Petals white, hardly radiate, almost equal, notched at apices. Fruits (almost mature) up to c. 6 x 4 mm; spines on secondary ridges longer than the mericarps width, yellowish when dried, broader at base but not confluent; fruit shortly pubescent between the spiny ridges; styles much longer than the stylopodium, erect, spreading like a fork.

Life Form

Phytochoria

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

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain:

Sabrath 2008

Jabal Nafusa:

Nalut, Ejwabia 1974 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Tarhuna (Dawoon) 2018

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder:

Gaber Jera 2013 Sidi Abu-Ras 2017

Al-Qibla area:

Wadi Nesma region 2009 Wadis South of Mizda 2013

Al-Jufra area:

(50 km) from Hon, (30 km) from Wadan 1973

Notes

Wild in Libya.

Link of images: https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/apiaceae/daucus-sahariensis, https://www.planetefleurs.fr/Systematique/Apiaceae/Daucus_sahariensis.html, https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daucus_sahariensis

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:841206-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/841206-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000638639, https://www.gbif.org/species/3640434, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/154631/daucus-sahariensis-murb, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/apiaceae/daucus-sahariensis, https://www.planetefleurs.fr/Systematique/Apiaceae/Daucus_sahariensis.html, https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daucus_sahariensis

Bibliographic References

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:

Mahklouf, M.H. Sherif, A.S, Betelmal, A. G. (2018) Floristic Study for Tarhuna-Libya. Hacettepe J. Biol. & Chem, 2018, 46 (3), 337-364. https://hjbc.hacettepe.edu.tr/journal/volume-46/issue-3/floristic-study-for-tarhuna-libya/index.html, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf

El-Zerbi, A. K. & Al-Aib, M.A. (2017) Study of vegetation cover in Sidi Bouras region, Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering JESE, VOL. 1, No. 1, January 2017. (In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abdulhamid-Alzerbi, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326461390_aalkhdr_baljbl_bwras_sydy_bmntqt_alnbaty_alghta_drast-lybya

Al-Masalati, N. A. A. (2013) Plant diversity across the altitudes of the Msallata National Park Reserve Mountains. Master Thesis. Botany Department-College of Science-University of Benghazi-Libya. (In Arabic)

Al-Tajouri, A., Al-Aaeb, M.A., Al-Zarbi, A. K. (2013) Barley crop contamination with weed seeds in Gaber-Jira farms in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. Journal of Benghazi University of Science-the third and fourth edition (45-53). (In Arabic). https://search.mandumah.com/Record/838987

Mohamed, F.J. (2013) A Taxonomic Study of Wadis Flora South of Mizda at the intersections with Mizda-Sebha Highway. Master Thesis. Department of Botany-Faculty of Science-Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic)

Bahri, N.M. (2009) Study of the vegetation covers of Wadi Nesma region, northwest of Libya. Master Thesis, Department of Botany, College of Science, Sebha University, Libya. (In Arabic)

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)

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)