حصر النباتات الطبيعية التي تستخدم مصدراً للغذاء بمنطقة أجدابيا– ليبيا

Abstract

The current study aims to survey the dietary plants that are used by the local inhabitants in the region of Ajdabiya, and to evaluate the impact of picking and mowing these plants on the flora.84 questionnaires were distributed to the residents.

25 wild species belonging to 14 families have been documented. 5 of the represented species are of Asteraceae family, 4 species are of Fabaceae family, 3 species are of Amaryllidaceae family, 2 species are of Polygonaceae family, and only one species represents each the rest of the families. It has also been noticed that four species of edible fungi were being collected.

Majority of these wild plants (53.57%) are used as food whereas 19.05% are used for both food and marketing. Only 1.19% are used for just sale and marketing. 26.19 % of the plants are used for other purposes.

It has also been noticed that the most mentioned plant species are Cynaracardunculus (88.09%), followed by Allium nigrum (80.95%), and finally both the fungi Terfezia sp. and Astragalusboeticus (78.57%) each.