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Fumana laevis (Cav.) Pau ,  it is a subshrub plant up to 20-30(35) cm, glaucous, with ascending or erect branches, with glanduliferous industure, short, in the lower part,  Leaves 8-12(14) x 0.5-1 mm.  Life Form: Ch,   Flowering in: Apr-May,   Vern:————,   Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is E. Spain.   Notes: Wild in Libya.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:168598-1,   https://www.ipni.org/n/168598-1,   https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000693037,   https://www.gbif.org/species/7798288,  https://www.asturnatura.com/especie/fumana-laevis,    https://flora.org.il/en/plants/fumlae/,   https://maltawildplants.com/CIST/Fumana_laevis.php,   https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=503284,     http://www.florasilvestre.es/mediterranea/Cistaceae/Fumana_laevis.htm

 

Distribution in Libya
Benghazi Plain Al-Jabal Al-Akhder Marmarica Plateau
Wadi El-Ghattara 2010 Wadi El-Hussaien, Ras El-Hilal, Shahat 1967 Wadi El-Kouf 1968 (7 km) from Shahat 1973 Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930

 

Bibliographic references:  
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:  
Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Cistaceae Vol. (48) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: pdf files
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://www.mapress.com/j/pt/, https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.509.1.1 An updated Marmarica Plateau flora 2021
El-Rabiai, G.T., Al tira, F.M., Lamlom, S.H. (2010) Preliminary Checklist for the Flora of Wadi El Ghattara in Libya. Garyounis University Press Journal of Science and Its Applications Vol. 4, No. 1, pp 39-47, December 2010. http://sc.uob.edu.ly/assets/uploads/pagedownloads/5c3e5-39-47.pdf Flora of Wadi El Ghattara 2010