Flora

Launaea fragilis (Asso) Pau

Common Name: Adeeda.

Family: Asteraceae

Flowering Time: Feb-May.

General Appearance

Launaea fragilis (Asso) Pau // Infraspecifics: Launaea fragilis ssp. fragilis / Heterotypic Synonyms: Launaea resedifolia (L.) Kuntze, Launaea fragilis ssp. tenuiloba (Boiss.) Zareh/ Homotypic Synonyms: Launaea tenuiloba (Boiss.) Kuntze it is a biennial or perennial herb, up to 40 cm tall, unarmed and glabrous. Stems erect and highly branched. Lower leaves deeply divided into narrow segments ending in a mucro; those of the upper half bract-like. Involucre up to 20 × 10 mm, with whitish scarious margins on the bracts, the outer ones much shorter. Ray flowers, yellow.

Life Form

Phytochoria

SA+MED. The native range of this species is Spain, Sicilia, Malta, N. Africa to Sahara and NW. India.

Distribution in Libya

Keith has described this species under-Launaea tenuiloba (Boiss.) Kuntze, from the Tripolitania area without reference to a locality.

Al-Jafarah Plain: Wadi Latal, Tripoli 1972 (30 km) from Sabrata on way to Zuara, (10 km) from Zuara on way to Ferwa, Bir AI Aiat 1976 Jafara Plain (Wadi Ghado) 2015

Sirte Plains: Gulf of Sirt. between Misurata and Bugrain 1970 Tawargha 1975 Wadi Al-Hamar Region 2020

Benghazi Plain: Wadi El-Enaghar 2021 Beach sand dunes in Karkurah 2021 Soloq (Beir Bullerjam) 2022

Jabal Nafusa: Wadi Malah, (6 km) from Tarhuna 1972 (2 km) from Gharian 1973 AI-Asabaa (24 km) from Gharian, Kaleba (c. 30 km) from Gharian, AI-Awainia, Tagma (c. 5 km) from Yefren, (15 km) after Kaleba towards Misda 1974 Gasar-EI·Khiar 1976 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Wadi Al-Agar 1999 Wadi Zaza 2003 Wadi El-Kouf 2014 Wadi Al-Agar 2017

Marmarica Plateau: Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930

Al-Qibla area: Wadis South of Mizda 2013

Fezzan area: Sandy barley field in Sebha 1970

Ghat area: Barkit 1976 Ghat (Between Acacus and Tassili Mountains) 2004

Notes

Wild in Libya.

Link of images: https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/asteraceae/launaea-fragilis, https://www.apatita.com/herbario/especie.php?id=Launaea_fragilis, https://www.floramaroccana.fr/launaea-fragilis.html

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:229015-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/229015-1, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000129803, https://www.gbif.org/species/3144787, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/138153/launaea-fragilis-asso-pau, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/asteraceae/launaea-fragilis, https://www.floramaroccana.fr/launaea-fragilis.html, https://www.ksanature.com/plants/launaea_fragilis/, https://www.florasilvestre.es/mediterranea/Compositae/Launaea_fragilis.htm, https://arbabajojarama.es/herbario/launaea-fragilis-asso-pau-escorzonera-falsa-lechuguilla-falsa/, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/LAUFRA/, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_launaeafragilis.php

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:

Alteerah, M.A., El-Barasi, Y.M., Ali Alwerfally, A. (2023) Vegetation cover composition and seed bank study of beach sand dunes in Karkurah coastal area, east of Libya. Sustainability, Agri, Food and Environmental Research, (ISSN: 0719-3726), 11(X), 2023. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Munay-Alteerah

Vegetation cover composition and seed bank study of beach sand dunes in Karkurah coastal area. 2023

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

Weed Species in A Barley Crops in Beir Bullerjam Region – Soloq, Libya. 2022_compressed

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

An-updated-checklist-and-quantitative-analysis-of-the-Marmarica-Plateau-flora-مضغوط

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

Checklist of Flora and Floristic Study of Wadi Al-Hamar Region in Libya. 2020

Abu Hadra, M. N. & Harkat, Z. M. (2015) A taxonomic study of the components of vegetation covers and notes on the environmental impact of Wadi Ghado in the Jafara Plain region in Libya. Professor magazine-Issue 8-University of Tripoli.(In Arabic) https://www.uotpa.org.ly/alostath/index.php/alostath/issue/view/8

دراسة تصنيفية لمكونات الغطاء النباتي بوادي غدو بمنطقة سهل الجفارة في ليبيا. 2015

El-Mokasabi, F M. (2014) Floristic Composition and Traditional Uses of Plant Species at Wadi Al-kuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya. American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 14 (8): 685-697, 2014, ISSN 1818-769,IDOSIPublications,2014DOI:10.5829/idosi.aejaes.2014.14.08.12375. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/441b/23b83960f007044aca94e26f5c6b170fe102.pdf

Plant Species at Wadi Alkuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya 2014

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).

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).

Ahmidat, Gh. (2004) Study of the vegetation cover of the area between the Acacus Mountains and the Tassili Mountains (Ghat). Master Thesis. Department of Botany.College of Science. Sebha University. 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).

PAMPANINI, R. (1931). Prodromo della Flora Cirenaica. – : 480 – under: Launaea resedifolia var. pulchella Pamp. https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/14218-prodromo-della-flora-cirenaica