Flora

Umbilicus intermedius Boiss., it is a geophyte perennial succulent herb with compressed-globose tubers and an erect, glabrous. Stem 10-50(-60) cm tall. Basal leaves are long-petiolate, with blades 2-6 cm in diameter and margins that are remotely crenate; stem leaves are alternate, sessile, cuneate to spatulate, and 0.5-2 cm long. The inflorescence is a raceme; the flowers are horizontally spreading or somewhat nodding, borne on stalks 2-3 mm long and subtended by bracts 4-6 mm long; the calyx is very small; the corolla is arceolate, 6-10 mm long, yellowish, with 5 ovate lobes; there are 10 stamens; the gynoecium consists of 5 free carpels. After flowering, an aggregate fruit of 5 follicles containing tiny seeds develops. Seeds dark brown c.0.5 mm.

Flowering in: Mar-Jun.

Reported from various localities in Libya by Durrand & Barratte and Pampanini

Marmarica Plateau:  Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002

Wild in Libya.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:276961-1

Link of images: https://www.plantarium.ru/lang/en/page/view/item/50211.html,   https://botany.cz/cs/umbilicus-intermedius/,  https://flora.org.il/en/plants/umbint/

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:276961-1,   https://www.ipni.org/n/276961-1,    https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000415373,  https://www.gbif.org/species/5689414,   https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/140494/umbilicus-intermedius-boiss,   https://www.plantarium.ru/lang/en/page/view/item/50211.html,   https://botany.cz/cs/umbilicus-intermedius/,    https://flora.org.il/en/plants/umbint/,      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbilicus_intermedius