Checklist of Poisonous Plants of Ibrak Nouta, Soussa, Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya

الملخص

The study was carried out to list the poisonous plants in Ibrak Nouta, Soussa – Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. This study was conducted over four seasons during 2021 and 2022. Data on 35 poisonous plant species were included; these plant species are belonging to 20 families and 28 genera. Dicotyledons are represented by 26 species across 20 genera and 4 families, while Monocotyledons include 8 species from 7 genera and 5 families. Gymnosperms are represented by two species, two genera, and two families. The plants were categorized based on their toxic parts. Information regarding their local name, botanical name, family name, life form and the toxic parts are enumerated in this checklist. The most prevalent life forms were Therophytes (13 species, 37%), followed by Geophytes (11 species, 31%), Nano-Phanerophytes (4 species, 11%), Chamaophytes (3 species, 9%), and Hemicryptophytes and Phanerophytes (2 species each, 6%). This research is regarded as the inaugural effort to catalog toxic plants within the region and to compile a comprehensive list, as these species have not been previously examined., and addresses a significant gap in knowledge regarding poisonous plants in the region