Flora

Halocnemum strobilaceum (Pall.) M.Bieb.

Common Name: ——-

Family: Amaranthaceae

Flowering Time: May-Sept.

General Appearance

Halocnemum strobilaceum (Pall.) M.Bieb., it is a small shrub, usually forming clumps, 20-60 cm, sub-erect to prostrate, much branched, glabrous, yellowish green, branches monoliform with short thick, globular to short and oblong branches; internodes short, cylindrical to club-shaped ending in 2, c. 1 mm long, obovate, ± obtuse, scarious – margined leaves, connate at base, often subtending short, sterile globular, bud-like branches, with 4 rows of very short, rounded sessile, leaves. Bracts of flower clusters reniform sub-orbicular, shed after flowering. Spicate inflorescences short lateral and terminal, sessile, opposite, cone-like or globular to oblong; perianth c. 1.5 mm. Seed c. 0.5-1 mm, compressed, brown, smooth to minutely tuberculate.

Life Form

Phytochoria

MED+ES+IT. The native range of this species is W. Albania to S. Greece, N. Africa to SW. Siberia and N. China.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain:

Sorman 1975 Sabrata 2008

Zliten-Misurata Plain:

Kaam area 2005

Sirte Plains:

Bograin, Sirte 1975 Sirte, 80 km east Ras Lannuf 1977 Sirte 2015, 2016 Wadi Al-Hamar Region 2020

Benghazi Plain:

Dariana 1972 Benghazi 1977 Benghazi 2007

Jabal Nafusa:

Khoms, Wadi Kaam 1969

Marmarica Plateau:

Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 Tobruk 1977 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002 Dafna region (Tobruk to Msaid) 2008

Notes

Wild in Libya, medicinal plant.

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:165766-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/165766-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000714941, https://www.gbif.org/species/3760350, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/237120/halocnemum-strobilaceum-pall-m-bieb, https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=822811#null, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/amaranthaceae/halocnemum-strobilaceum, https://www.ksanature.com/plants/halocnemum_strobilaceum/, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/halocnemum-strobilaceum, https://www.floraofqatar.com/halocnemum_strobilaceum.htm, https://www.plantarium.ru/lang/en/page/view/item/18004.html, https://www.orchid-nord.com/Flore-Djerba/Halocnemum%20strobilaceum/Halocnemum%20strobilaceum.html, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/HALSTR/

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1978) Flora of Libya, Chenopodiaceae Vol. (58) 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

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://bit.ly/3Vm38ro, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Naser-Omar

Elsayed, N. (2016) Relationship between Vegetation and Soil Seed Bank at Protected Versus Unprotected Sites at Coastal Habitats in Libya.CATRINA (2016), 15 (1): 59-68. https://scholar.google.com.eg/citations?user=mSAskW0AAAAJ&hl=en , https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18337_76652686b5c99f5fd479aebab87fbcb4.pdf

Elsayed M. A. N. (2015) Floristic Composition of the Plant Cover at Surt Region in Libya. Catrina (2015), 12 (1): 63-71-2010 By the Egyptian society for environmental SCIENCES. https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18403_37c687e375b9144800a15704e68ebad7.pdf

Barrani, M. W. (2008) A study of environmental degradation factors in the semi-desert Dafna region-Libya. Master Thesis-Department of Science and environmental engineering-Postgraduate Academy Benghazi branch. (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)

Attia Allah, Idris Hamad and Al-Fitouri, Mikael Youssef and Khaled, Salih Abdel-Razek (2007) Acclimatization of some halophytic and desert plant communities in eastern Jamahiriya. Al-Mukhtar Journal of Science – Issue – 16- 2007. (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 MS. 2002. The Natural Vegetation in Marmarica plateau (North-eastern Libya). First ed. Tobruk (Libya): Published by the local Authority. (In Arabic)