Aegilops columnaris Zhukovsky) Poaceae (: A new record for Libya

Based on previous vegetation survey made in the Asliyt area southeast the city of Al-Bayda in Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya in 2017, a new species of grass Aegilops columnaris Zhukovsky belonging to the Poaceae family is recorded for the first. The morphological characteristics of this species were precisely studied. Current specie was compared with the six species in the Libyan flora by using the DATAtab Hierarchical cluster software analysis. Aegilops neglecta found to be the closest species to Aegilops columnaris and was add it to the species identification key in the Flora of Libya.