Flora

Sisymbrium erysimoides Desf.

Family: Brassicaceae

Flowering Time: Jan-Mar.

General Appearance

Sisymbrium erysimoides Desf., it is an annual herb, up to 60 (-70) cm long, simple or sparsely branched, glabrous or shortly pubescent. Lower leaves lyrate-pinatifid, 3-4-jugate, 10-30 cm long, with short, ovate, 3-5-lobulate, irregularly toothed terminal lobe and narrowly ovate, alternate, toothed lateral lobes. Upper leaves few, distant, smaller, ± similar to the lower leaves, rarely entire, ovate-lanceolate. Racemes elongated in fruit. Flowers c. 2 mm across, yellowish. Pedicels very short, 1-2 mm long in fruit, thickened, ascending. Sepals c. 2 mm long. Petals c. as long as the sepals or slightly exceeding it. Stamens c. as long or slightly exceeding the perianth; anthers c. 0.5 mm long. Siliquae 20-40 x 1 mm, straight, somewhat tapering above, usually glabrous; style inconspicuous, up to c. 1 mm long, narrower than fruit, with short depressed stigma; valves sub membranous with a distinct mid-vein; septum hyaline. Seeds, 15-25 in each locule, c. 1 mm long, brownish.

Life Form

Phytochoria

MED+SA+SZ+IT. The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Medit. to N. Tanzania and Pakistan.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain: Sabrataha 1967 Tripoli, Ben Ghasher 1976 Sabratha region 2020

Zliten-Misurata Plain: Kaam area 2005

Jabal Nafusa: Ain Rumia 1967 Gebel Nafousa 1971 Between Gharian and Aboghilan, El-Baharia 1973 Misallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Wadi Derna 1967,1968 Wadi Mahbool 1973 Wadi Zaza 2003

Notes

Wild, fairly widespread in the coastal region of Libya.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:289337-1

Link of images: http://www.apatita.com/herbario/especie.php?id=Sisymbrium_erysimoides, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=7350&pid=-1&p=1, https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/sisymbrium_erysimoides.htm, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/sisymbrium-erysimoides, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_sisymbriumerysimoide.php

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:289337-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/289337-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000432581, https://www.gbif.org/species/3046765, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/78002/sisymbrium-erysimoides-desf, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/brassicaceae/sisymbrium-erysimoides, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/sisymbrium-erysimoides, https://www.ksanature.com/plants/sisymbrium_erysimoides/, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=7350&pid=-1&p=1, https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/sisymbrium_erysimoides.htm, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/SISERY/, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_sisymbriumerysimoide.php, http://www.apatita.com/herbario/especie.php?id=Sisymbrium_erysimoides

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Ali, S.I. & Jafri, S.M.H. (1977) Flora of Libya, Brassicaceae Vol. (23) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 182.

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

Al-khojah, H.M., Al-Yafour, L.A., Mahklouf, M.H. (2020) Floristic Study of Selected Districts in Sabratha region Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology Volume 7/Issue 4 ISSN: 2348-7313. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2s5EMysAAAAJ&hl=ar, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf

Floristic Study of Selected Districts in Sabratha region Libya. 2020.

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

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).

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-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

Prodr. Fl. Ciren.: 218 (1931). https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/14218-prodromo-della-flora-cirenaica