Genista microcephala Coss. & Durieu

General Appearance

Genista microcephala Coss. & Durieu, it is an erect shrub, up to c. 50 cm tall, with spineless, elongated upper branches, branches shorter and spiny in the lower parts only, adpressedly pubescent. Leaves 1-foliolate, alternate, up to c.10×3 mm, minutely stipulate, adpressed hairy. Flowers c. 8 (-9) mm long, yellow, in terminal, bracteate fascicles or heads, 4-10. Calyx densely pubescent. Corolla 2-2.5 times as long as the calyx. Pods ovoid, beaked, c. 10 mm long, brown-pubescent.

Flowering in: Mar-Apr.

Life Form

N.Ph

Phytochoria

The native range of this species is Algeria to Libya.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain: Sidi-Omeer 2016

Zliten-Misurata Plain: Leptus Magna 2017

Jabal Nafusa: (22 km) W. Khoms 1967 Gebel Nafousa,Tagma, Kabau, near Yefren 1970 (2 km) before Garian 1973 Tagma, Rumia, Al-Nagaza 1974 Rumia 1975 Al-Nagaza 1978 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Gasar Akhiar, Ghanima 2016 Wadi Kaam 2017 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020

Al-Jufra area: EL-Harouge mountain 2012

Notes

Wild in Libya, a variable species, occurring on calcareous slopes in the Khoms and Gharian area.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:496173-1

Link of images: https://www.gbif.org/taxon/3FLB9

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:496173-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/496173-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000213340, https://www.gbif.org/taxon/3FLB9, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/146453/genista-microcephala-coss-durieu, https://efloramaghreb.org/specie/146453

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1980) Flora of Libya, Fabaceae Vol. (86) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 29.

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

El-Ahmir, S.M., Mahklouf, M.H., Shanta, M.B., Abo-Jaafer, H.A. (2020) Floristic Study of Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan District-Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology. Volume 8 / Issue 1. ISSN: 2348-7313. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sh-Hoob-El-Ahmir, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf

Floristic Study of Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan District – Libya. 2020

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

Floristic Study and Species Diverisy of Msallata-Garaboulli Province. 2020

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://www.researchgate.net/publication/371282756_altrf_ly_alanwa_alnbatyt_lmnatq_wady_kam_whsrha_wthdyd_ashkal_nmwha

التعرف على الانواع النباتية لمناطق وادي كعام وحصرها وتحديد أشكال نموها. 2017 .

Najah, A. M. (2016) The Natural Plant (Sidi Omir-Kasr El Khiar-Ghanima) as a model. Journal of Humanities, Scientific and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Qasr Kheyar, Al-Mirqab University, Issue 2, pp. (109-145). (In Arabic) http://khsj.elmergib.edu.ly/2016_2_ar.pdf

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).

El-Barasi, Y.M. & Barrani, M.W. (2012) Factors affecting natural vegetation on EL-Harouge Mountain, Central part of Libyan Desert (Sahara). Bocconea 24: 199-211. 2012. -ISSN 1120-4060. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Manam-Saaed-2 ,

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323991132_Factors_Affecting_Natural_vegetation_on_EL-Harouge_mountain_Central_part_of_Libyan_desert_Sahara

Factors affecting natural vegetation on EL-Harouge Mountain. 2012