Journal of Plant Sciences1816-4951xxxx-xxxxxAcademic Journals Inc.10.3923/jps.2020.28.32Verbesina encelioides (Cav.) Benth. and Hook. (Asteraceae) from Libya]]>MahkloufMohammed H. AbuhadraMohamed N. 12020151Background and Objective:Verbesina encelioides (Cav.) Benth. and Hook. belongs to the family Asteraceae, growing in roadsides and waste places, it was previously recorded as a new addition to the flora of Libya at the generic and species level without determining its infraspecies status. The aim of this study was to determine infraspecies status of this species. Materials and Methods: The plant is reported to be widely distributed in Tripoli as roadside, waste places, garden species and in disturbed habitats. Flowering and fruiting specimens of V. encelioides werecollected from many places in Tripoli and brought to the herbarium of the Department of Botany, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tripoli and subjected to detailed morphological examination, which confirmed that it is belongs to subsp. encelioides. Results: The finding of this study is adds a new taxon to the flora of Libya. Information about its morphological features, biology, ecology, distribution and invasiveness were provided. Conclusion: In this study, Verbesina encelioides subspecies encelioides is discovered and recorded in the flora of Libya, which is previously identified and recorded at species level without determining the infraspecies identity, therefore this finding is significant to taxonomists and readers because it adds a new taxon to the flora of Libya.]]>Al-Sghair, F.G. and M.H. Mahklouf,20175170183Mahklouf, H.M. and S.K. Etayeb,20182018pp: 113-132pp: 113-132Panero, J.L. and R.K. Jansen,1997Verbesina (Asteraceae: Heliantheae).]]>84382392Robinson, B.L. and J.M. Greenman,1899Verbesina, with an analytical key to the species.]]>39534566Coleman, J.R.,1966Verbesina L. (Compositae).]]>76475481Coleman, J.R.,1974Verbesina section ximenesia (Compositae): Biosystematics and adaptive variation.]]>612535Wagner, W.L., D.R. Herbst and S.H. Sohmer,1990Vol. 1.Sayari, N., M. Mekki and A. Taleb,2016Verbesina encelioides, Asteraceae), first record for the Tunisian flora. ]]>261924Rydberg, P.A.,1922Torrey, M.D. and A. Gray,1969pp: 359-360pp: 359-360Tutin, T.G., V.H. Heywood, N.A. Burges, D.M. Moore and D.H. Valentine,1976Volume 4.Pages: 142Pages: 142CABI.,2015Verbesina encelioides [original text by Kai Palenscar].]]>2015Hansen, A.,1976Verbesina L.]]>1976EPPO.,2008Verbesina encelioides (Asteraceae) Golden crownbeard.]]>2008Anastasiu, P., I. Sarbu and G. Negrean,2009Verbesina encelioides-A new alien plant in Romania.]]>391518Sharashy, O.S.,2016Verbesina encelioides Benth. ex A. Gray, Retama monosperma ( L. ) Boiss. and Euphorbia punctata Delile, Descr.]]>15105111Everist, S.I.,1957Parker, K.F.,1972pp: 322-323pp: 322-323Hylander, C.J. and E.F. Johnston,1954pp: 396-397pp: 396-397Ball, W.S., A.S. Crafts, R.N. Raynor and W.W. Robbins,19511951pp: 13-15pp: 13-15Campell, N.A.,1987Pages: 1165Pages: 1165Kaul, M.L.H. and P.D. Mangal,1987Verbesina encelioides).]]>35513518Jain, S.C., R. Jain, R. Singh and E. Menghani,2008Verbesina encelioides: Perspective and potentials of a noxious weed.]]>7511513Feenstra, K.R. and D.R. Clements,2008Verbesina encelioides, golden crownbeard (Magnoliopsida: Asteraceae).]]>62161176Solbrig, O.T., D.W. Kyhos, M. Powell and P.H. Raven,197259869878Whistler, A.W.,1995Pages: 202Pages: 202Wagner, W.L., D.R. Herbst and S.H. Sohmer,1999Vol. 2. Revised Edn.,Fernald, M.L.,19508th Edn.,EPPO.,20152015Parsons, W.T. and E.G. Cuthbertson,20012nd Edn.,Pages 698Pages 698Taleb, A. and M. Bouhache,20062006pp: 99-107pp: 99-107Grichar, W.J. and D.C. Sestak,1998Verbesina encelioides) in peanut (Arachis hypogaea) with postemergence herbicides.]]>253943