A STUDY OF THE NATURAL VEGETATION COVER IN AL-KHAWABI REGION, AL-JABAL AL-AKHDAR, LIBYA

Abstract

The study dealt with the natural vegetation cover of the Khawabi region, as it abounds with many trees, shrubs, and herbs. This study was conducted during the years 2020-2021, and 173 plant species were randomly collected.,the study included the classification of plant species using the Libyan flora and the analysis of the growth patterns of the plant species The predominance are annual plants with a percentage of 60.11%, then followed by short perennial plants with a percentage of 28.90%, then terrestrial plants with a percentage of 7.51%, then tall plants with a percentage of 3.46% and comparing the order of the ten largest families in the Libyan flora with the families in the study area, where the ancestral family was It is the first and then the compound family, and the number of endemic plant species accounted for 3.46%, as the region is characterized by a Mediterranean climate.