General Appearance
Silene arabica Boiss., it is an annual herb covered in glandular hairs, featuring stems that are simple or branched from the base and range from erect to ascending (reaching up to 25 cm in height). The leaves are small, sessile, and linear to lanceolate, measuring 2–3 cm in length and 0.3–5 cm in width. The flowers are arranged along one side of an indeterminate inflorescence; they are white, 1.3 cm wide, and have petals deeply cleft into two lips. The fruit is a capsule.
Life Form
Phytochoria
Distribution in Libya
Sirte Plains: Sirte 2015, 2016
Notes
Wild in Libya.
This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156826-1
Link of images: https://www.floraofqatar.com/silene_arabica.htm, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/silara/, https://www.gbif.org/taxon/4XBMS
For more information
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156826-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/156826-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000438777, https://www.gbif.org/taxon/4XBMS https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/134279/silene-arabica-boiss, https://www.ksanature.com/plants/silene_arabica/, https://www.floraofqatar.com/silene_arabica.htm, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/silara/
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:
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Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:
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
Floristic Composition of the Plant Cover at Surt Region in Libya. 2015
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