| Erica sicula Guss. / Infraspecifics: Erica sicula ssp. sicula //Heterotypic Synonyms: Erica sicula ssp. cyrenaica Brullo & Furnari, it is a perennial, shrubby and evergreen plant, it looks like a dense bush about 50 cm high and wide, from 30 to 150 cm high. It has short, needle-like leaves, 5–6 mm long, dark green with a velvety appearance. The flowers are pendulous and collected in bunches at the apex of the stems, with a pink funnel-shaped corolla. Life Form: N.Ph, Flowering in: May-Des, Vern: Hamra, Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is W. Sicilia, NE. Libya, S. Türkiye, Cyprus, Lebanon. Notes: Wild in Libya/
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329613-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/329613-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000673251, https://www.gbif.org/species/7328022, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/142885/erica-sicula-guss, https://www.actaplantarum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=136883, https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erica_sicula, http://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?page_id=78&id=10955# |
| Distribution in Libya |
| Al-Jabal Al-Akhder |
| Wadp El-Teir, (24 km) W. Derna 1967 A deep Wadi (15 km) E. Susa 1968 Between Shahat and Susa, Wadi Qalaa above Ras El-Hilal 1970 Wadi Mahbool 1973 Tra Cirene e Apollonia 1974 Wadi Al Agar, (15,20 km) after Susa along the coastal road to Baida 1977 Wadi Zaza 2003 Wadi (Valley) Stowah region 2007 Wadi El-Kouf 2014 Wadi Haboon 2015 Gebel Akhder 2015 Barce, Wadi El-Ager 2016 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1978) Flora of Libya, Ericaceae Vol. (54) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| Hegazy, A.; Kabiel, H.; AlRowaily, S.; Lovett-Doust,L. and AlBorki, A. (2016) Plant communities and reproductive phenology in mountainous regions of northern Libya. Journal of Forestry Research. July 2017, Volume 28, Issue 4, pp 741–761. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11676-016-0345-8, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmad-Hegazy-2 | |
| El-Rabiai, G.T. & Al tira, M. (2015) Checklist of the Flora of Wadi Haboon at AI Jabal AI Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). International Journal of Pharmacy & Life Sciences 6(8-9): Aug-Sep, 2015:4661-4665] Coden (USA): IJPLCP ISSN: 0976-7126 http://uob.edu.ly/assets/uploads/pagedownloads/27a3a-wadi-haboon.pdf | Wadi Haboon at AI Jabal AI Akhdar 2015 |
| Essokne, R.S. & Jury, S.L. (2015) Report on a visit to Gebel Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). Fl. Medit. 25: 79-85-doi: 10.7320/FlMedit25.079-Version of Record published online on 30 December 2015. http://www.herbmedit.org/flora/FL25_079-086.pdf | Report on a visit to Jebel Akhdar 2015 |
| El-Mokasabi, F M. (2014) Floristic Composition and Traditional Uses of Plant Species at Wadi Al-kuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya. American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 14 (8): 685-697, 2014, ISSN 1818-769,IDOSI Publications,2014DOI:10.5829/idosi.aejaes.2014.14.08.12375. https://bit.ly/3VtCvAA, https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/441b/23b83960f007044aca94e26f5c6b170fe102.pdf | Plant Species at Wadi Al-kuf 2014 |
| Nawras, A. M. B. (2007) A study of the vegetation cover in the Wadi (Valley) Stowah region. Master Thesis. Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University-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://bit.ly/3VowJ3q, http://www.herbmedit.org/bocconea/16-1091.pdf | flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza 2003_compressed |
