Maerua crassifolia
Observations:
North western Gilf Kebir (plateau top, several locations)
North western Gilf Kebir (short wadi draining to west)
Wadi Abd el Melik (Gilf Kebir)
Wadi Hamra (Gilf Kebir)
Jebel Arkenu (eastern wadi)
Karkur Idriss (Jebel Uweinat)
Karkur Talh environs (Jebel Uweinat)
Hassanein Plateau (Jebel Uweinat)
Italia Plateau (Jebel Uweinat)
The species is prevalent in all the massifs of the Libyan Desert, may be encountered in all rocky watercourses, even on the high plateaus. It usually grows to shrub height, but in a northern tributary of Karkur Talh there is an exceptionally large, tree sized individual. Frequently it is encountered in loctions where no other green vegetation may be found in the vicinity.
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Top of NW Gilf Kebir, October 2004
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North western Gilf Kebir (short wadi draining west), March 2003
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Wadi Abd el Melik (Gilf Kebir), October 2004
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Wadi Abd el Melik (Gilf Kebir), March 2007
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Eastern wadi, Jebel Arkenu, October 2003
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Karkur Idriss (Jebel Uweinat), October 2003
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North western Gikf Kebir March 2000
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Bearing fruit, eastern branch of Wadi Abd el Melik (Gilf Kebir), March 2007
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Northern tributary of Karkur Talh (Jebel Uweinat), 2004/2005
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South western branch of Karkur Talh (Jebel Uweinat), October 2006
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Upper Karkur Talh (Jebel Uweinat), October 2006
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At foot of Hassanein Plateau, near upper Karkur Talh (Jebel Uweinat), March 2004
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On the Hassanein Plateau (Jebel Uweinat), October 2006
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Italia Plateau (Jebel Uweinat), in a small ravine just under the summit, October 2002
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