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Scolymus maculatus (Asteraceae) new for the Flora of Libya
Scolymus maculatus (Asteraceae) new for the Flora of Libya
Authors:
Eltajoury H.M.A.
, Mukassabi T.A.
, Altera F.M.
, Elmgasapi A.M.
Publication:
Flora Mediterranea
Pages:
71-74
Article history:
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Published online
Abstract
Scolymus maculatus L. (Asteraceae) is a species native to the Mediterranean basin found for the first time in Libya. It was discovered growing in a typical silty habitat with other mesophyte plants, very close to the shoreline, about 45 km east of the city of Benghazi. Records date back to July 2017 and June 2018.
