| Lupinus angustifolius L. / Heterotypic Synonyms: Lupinus varius L., it is an annual herb, up to 20-50 cm, with applied hairs. Leaflets linear-oblong, flat, glabrous above, pubescent below. Dark blue flowers, 12-14 mm long, alternate, fairly close together, in slightly interrupted clusters, pedicels shorter than calyx tube. Calyx bracteolate, with bipartite upper lip, much shorter than the entire lower one or with 2-3 denticles, keel abruptly curved and with a long beak. Pods wide, 10-12 mm, with wavy upper suture, with 4-5 large seeds (6.04-7.52 x 5.06-6.11 x 3.75-5.18) mm, smooth, matte, with a rectangular-rounded to subreniform outline, somewhat compressed, marbled with black, ivory and delimited areas with a labyrinthine pattern inside. Thread c. 1 mm long, ovate, sunken, enclosed by a wide annular ridge. White ivory-white lens, prominent, located at c. 2–2.2 mm of the thread. Life Form: H, Flowering in: Mar-Apr, Vern:—————, Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is Medit. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:504124-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/504124-1, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000213485, https://www.gbif.org/species/2964025, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/64844/lupinus-angustifolius-l, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/693.html, https://www.atlasdesemillasdecanarias.org/atlas/ficha.php?ID=253, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/lupang/, http://www.flowersinisrael.com/Lupinusangustifolius_page.htm, https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espece/cd_nom/106766/tab/fiche, https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/lupinus_angustifolius.htm, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupinus_angustifolius |
| Distribution in Libya | |
| Listed from Tripolitania by Pampanini and Kieth | |
| Al-Qibla area | Al-Jufra area |
| Wadis South of Mizda 2013 | (5 km) from Weshka to Hun 1973 (23 km) from Weshka 1975 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1980) Flora of Libya, Fabaceae Vol. (86) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| Mohamed, F.J. (2013) A Taxonomic Study of Wadis Flora South of Mizda at the intersections with Mizda-Sebha Highway. Master Thesis. Department of Botany-Faculty of Science-Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic) |
