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Silene italica (L.) Pers., it is a perennial plant  1.4–2.1 cm long, flowers ± erect, petals without corollas, capsule stalk (in the calyx) about as long as the capsule.  Life Form: H,   Flowering in: Apr-Jul,   Vern:————,   Phytochoria: MED+IT, The native range of this species is S. Europe to W. & N. Iran.  Notes: Wild in Libya.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:157576-1https://www.ipni.org/n/157576-1,   https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000440393https://www.gbif.org/species/8993502https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espece/cd_nom/123512/tab/fiche,   https://flora.org.il/en/plants/silita/, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=7275,   https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_sileneitalie.php,   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silene_italica

 

Distribution in Libya
Cyrenaica
Reported from Cyrenaica Macchia, El-Abrag, Lamlouda by Maire and Keith

 

Bibliographic references:  
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:  
Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1978) Flora of Libya,  Caryophyllaceae  Vol. (59) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: pdf files
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