The State of Floristic Composition of Derna Region (Libya) before Danial Hurricane
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https://doi.org/10.61952/jlabw.v1i3.228Keywords:
Vegetation, endemic species, life forms, DernaAbstract
This study aimed to assess the current status of vegetation cover and biological diversity in the Derna region of Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar. The collection of plants started since July 2021, and over the course of the year during the four seasons. In this survey a total of 219 plant species were collected and identified belonging to 192 genera and 72 families. The results showed the dominance of the family Asteraceae, represented 23 species, and followed by the Lamiaceae with 21 species. Of the total number, 176 species were found to be growing wild and 43 cultivated. The life form analysis showed the dominance of annual plants with a percentage of 47% grass plants showed that the plant trees followed by trees and shrubs with a percentage of 21% and the identification a set of the endemic species in Libya, the Arbutus pavarii pamp, Arum cyrenaicum Hruby, Bellis sylvestris Cyr, Cyclamen rohlfsianum Aschers, Capparis spinose L, Cynara cyrenaica Maire & Weiller, Cupressus sempervirens L.var. horizontalis (Mill) Gordon, Onopordum cyrenaicum Maire & Weiller, Pallenis Cyrenaica Alavi, Teucrium davaeanum Coss..
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