Flora of Libya

Arbutus pavarii is a species of plant in the heath family. It is endemic to Libya's Jebel Akhdar range in coastal Cyrenaica.

Cyclamen rohlfsianum is a species of perennial plant in the family Primulaceae. It is endemic to Libya. It grows from a tuber in shrubland, especially in limestone cracks, up to 450 m (1,500 ft) above sea level. It is one of the tenderest cyclamen species. The plant was discovered by Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs in 1879, and was named after him in 1897 by Paul Friedrich August Ascherson.

Crocus boulosii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae. It is a cormous perennial native to Libya (Cyrenaica).

Hypericum decaisneanum is a species of flowering plant in the St John's wort family Hypericaceae. Named for French botanist Joseph Decaisne, it is a small perennial herb that grows mostly upright. It has thick, papery leaves and up to twenty flowers with bright yellow petals. Endemic to the Jebel al Akhdar province of Libya, H. decaisneanum is found in the cracks of limestone rocks on steep escarpments. It is a member of numerous plant communities and associations of chasmophytes, of which it is sometimes a key species. First described in 1899, the species was originally placed in section

Arum cyrenaicum is a woodland plant species of the family Araceae. It has a disjunct distribution, being found in Greece and in Libya, where it has seen limited use as a foraged root and leaf vegetable.

Gagea trinervia is a Mediterranean species of small bulbous perennial plants lily family. It is found only on the Island of Sicily and in the northeastern part of Libya.

Hypericum aegypticum is a species of flowering plant of the St. John's wort family (Hypericaceae) which is native to the Eastern Mediterranean. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in the second volume of his Species Plantarum in 1753, who named it after Egypt despite it not being distributed there. The plant is commonly known as shrubby St. John's wort or Egyptian St. John's wort in English. Like other members of section Adenotrias, it is found among limestone rocks in coastal areas. While it has been evaluated as threatened on the island of Malta, the species has no legal protections. The

Reseda odorata is a species of flowering plant in the reseda family known by many common names, including garden mignonette and common mignonette. It is probably native to the Mediterranean Basin, but it can sometimes be found growing in the wild as an introduced species in many parts of the world. These introductions are often garden escapees; the plant has long been kept as an ornamental plant for its fragrant flowers, the essential oil of which has been used in perfumes. This is an annual herb, producing branching erect stems to 80 centimeters in maximum height. The inflorescence is a

Myrtus nivellei, the Saharan myrtle (Tuareg language: tefeltest), is a shrub endemic to the mountains of the central Sahara Desert. It is found in a restricted range in the Tassili n'Ajjer Mountains in southern Algeria and southwestern Libya, and the Tibesti Mountains in northern Chad. It occurs in small areas of sparse relict woodland at montane elevations above the central Saharan desert plains. It is a traditional medicinal plant for the Tuareg people. Two subspecies are accepted. Myrtus nivellei subsp. nivellei – Tassili n'Ajjer of southern Algeria and southwestern Libya Myrtus nivellei

Allium aschersonianum, Ascherson's garlic, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to southern Turkey, Israel, and northeastern Libya. A perennial typically reaching 60 cm (24 in), the Royal Horticultural Society considers it a good plant to attract pollinators, and it is occasionally available from commercial suppliers. It is cultivated for the cut flower industry in Israel.

Heteromera is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family described as a genus in 1874. Heteromera is native to North Africa. Species Heteromera fuscata (Desf.) Pomel - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya Heteromera macrocarpa Pomel - Algeria Heteromera philaenorum Maire & Weiller - Cyrenaica region of Libya homonym genus in Sapotaceae Heteromera Montrouz. ex Beauvis syn of Leptostylis Heteromera rotundifolium Montrouz. ex Beauvis., syn of Leptostylis micrantha Beauvis.

Daphne jasminea is a shrub, of the family Thymelaeaceae. It is native to Greece.

Callitriche pulchra is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It is a freshwater aquatic plant (hydrosubshrub) native to Crete, Cyprus, and Libya. It was described in 1967 from specimens gathered on Gavdos Island, Crete by H. D. Schotsman. Additionally, two of Pamapani's specimens were identified at Le Due Palme. Schotsman thereafter classified in 1968 in three different ponds located in Cyrenaica. It was listed in the 2012 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as critically endangered. In 2015 Callitriche pulchra was detected in Cyprus, somewhat reducing its endangered

Enarthrocarpus pterocarpus is a species of plants in the family Brassicaceae.

Micromeria microphylla is a species of plants in the family Lamiaceae.

Eremophyton is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It includes a single species, Eremophyton chevallieri, an annual native to the northern Sahara of Algeria, Libya, and Morocco.

Lonchophora is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It includes a single species, Lonchophora capiomontana, which is native to Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia in northern Africa.

Lonchophora is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It includes a single species, Lonchophora capiomontana, which is native to Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia in northern Africa.

The watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cucurbitaceae, that has a large, edible fruit. It is a scrambling and trailing vine-like plant, and is widely cultivated worldwide, with more than 1,000 varieties. Watermelons are grown in favorable climates from tropical to temperate regions worldwide for its large edible fruit, which is a berry with a hard rind and no internal divisions, botanically called a pepo. The sweet, juicy flesh is usually deep red to pink, with many seeds that are black when mature, white when immature. Seedless varieties also exist.

Allium schubertii, which has various common names including ornamental onion, flowering onion, tumbleweed onion and Persian onion, is a species of monocotyledonous flowering plant. It belongs to the onion and garlic genus, in the subfamily Allioideae of the family Amaryllidaceae. It occurs in the Levant and Libya.

Perralderia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family and is native to Africa. In particular, it is native to Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Western Sahara. In naming the genus, Perralderia, Ernest Cosson was honouring his friend Henri Letourneux de la Perraudiere (a fellow botanist).

Chrysanthoglossum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. Its native range is Northern Africa. Species: Chrysanthoglossum deserticola (Murb.) B.H.Wilcox, K.Bremer & Humphries Chrysanthoglossum trifurcatum (Desf.) B.H.Wilcox, K.Bremer & Humphries

Ammosperma is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. Its native range is Northern Africa. Species: Ammosperma cinereum (Desf.) Baill. Ammosperma variabile Nègre & Le Houér.

Muricaria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It includes a single species, Muricaria prostrata, which is native to Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia in North Africa.

Henophyton is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. Its native range is northern Africa. It is found in the countries of Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. The genus name of Henophyton is in honour of Jean Baptiste Adrien Hénon (1821–1896), a French military language interpreter, teacher of Arabic in Algeria and also plant collector. It was first published and described in Bull. Soc. Bot. France Vol.2 on page 625 in 1855. Known species, according to Kew: Henophyton deserti (Coss. & Durieu) Coss. & Durieu Henophyton zygarrhenum (Maire) Gómez-Campo

Barnardia numidica is a bulbous flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae (also treated as the family Hyacinthaceae). It is one of the two species of the genus Barnardia, although evidence suggests that B. numidica is not related to the other species B. japonica and should be transferred to a genus of its own.

Artemisia inculta is a rare perennial species of aromatic undershrub in the family Asteraceae, native to North Africa and select regions of the Middle East.

Thymus algeriensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to North Africa, from Morocco to Libya. A widespread species, it is used locally as a culinary herb, both fresh and dried.

Pancratium foetidum is a species of plant in the family Amaryllidaceae.

Muricaria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It includes a single species, Muricaria prostrata, which is native to Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia in North Africa.