حصر الغطاء النباتى المحيط بجامعة الزاوية

Abstract

A preliminary study consisting of several periodic fieldtrips around Zawia University campus were undertaken in 2014 in order to investigate the existence and distribution of the wild and cultivated plant species in the area. The collected species were dried, mounted, and preserved according to standard methods. A total of 145 species belonging to 134 genera and 55 families of vascular plants were identified. The study reveals that the most dominant flowering plants, in sequence, are represented by 80 species of ephemerals and ephemeroids herbs, 24 species of trees and shrubs, 19 species of ornamental plants and 14 species of grasses. Bulbs and poisonous plants are represented by 4 species. The largest families are Asterceae, and Poaceae which are represented by 23 and 12 genera respectively, and Fabaceae represented by 9 genera. Different taxonomic groups such as economic, medicinal, and poisonous plants including palatable and non-palatable plants of grazing animals have been identified. The Gymnosperms are represented by 5 cultivated species which belong to 4 genera and 3 families. The results are discussed according to the information cited in the Libyan flora.