| Zilla spinosa (L.) Prantl / Infraspecifics: Zila spinosa. ssp. spinosa, Zilla spinosa ssp. macroptera (Coss.) Maire & Weiller / Homotypic Synonyms: Zilla macroptera Coss., it is a subshrub or shrub, the stems Up to 80-170 cm height, 100-150cm width, it may also be a small woody plant not exceeding 20-30 cm. the leaves, alternate, entire, the flowers pink, violet petals, the fruits, pods chickpea-like., Life Form: N.Ph, Flowering in: Mar-May, Vern: ———- , Phytochoria: SA, The native range of this species is E. Medit. to Sudan and Iraq., Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:291161-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/291161-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000430153, https://www.gbif.org/species/5376128, http://www.flowersinisrael.com/Zillaspinosa_page.htm, https://www.floraofqatar.com/zilla_spinosa.htm , https://eol.org/pages/5161079,https://flora.org.il/en/plants/zilspi/, https://botany.cz/cs/zilla-spinosa/, https://www.plantarium.ru/lang/en/page/view/item/48433.html |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Zliten-Misurata Plain | Sirte Plains | Benghazi Plain |
| Misurata 2006 Misurata (Sassu Valley) 2016 | (2 km) E.Bugrain 1967 (128 km) before Sirte 1969 Wadi Soofejeen 2017 | Slouk-Msus road 2000 Msus-Al-Ajramia zone 2004 |
| Jabal Nafusa | Marmarica Plateau | Al-Qibla area |
| Reported from Bin Ulid, Mizda by Durand & Barratte Gebel Nefousa 1971 | Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 Al-Tamimi 1975 From Tobruk to Egyptian Border 1999 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002 Al-Makhili 2007 Dafna region (Tobruk to Msaid) 2008
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Wadi Nesma region 2009 Wadis South of Mizda 2013 |
| Al-Hamada Al-Hamra | Ghadames area | Al-Jufra area |
| Al-Hamada Al-Hamra Region 2020 | Reported from Ghadames by Durand & Barratte (184 km) from Nalut to Ghadames 1975 | (35,43 km) from Weshka, between Sokna to Hun 1975 (20,100 km) from Hun to Bugrain, near Sokna, Wadi Weshka 1976 EL-Harouge mountain 2012 EL-Jufra 2018 |
| Fezzan area | Ghat area | |
| Between Sebha & Hun 1973 | Ghat (Between Acacus and Tassili Mountains) 2004 Wadi Tanezzuft 2012 | |
| 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. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
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