| Ononis angustissima Lam./ Homotypic Synonyms: Ononis natrix ssp. angustissima (Lam.) Sirj., it is a subshrub very similar to the Ononis natrix L. and probably only a variant of it, with thin, erect, rigid branches, minutely viscid-pubescent. Leaflets very narrow, (3-) 4-5 times as long as broad, ± linear, usually inconspicuous, somewhat deciduous, so that the branches (especially in the upper parts) appear leafless with stipules only, pedicels capillary, much exceeding the stipules. The flowers grow singly, they are stalked, the calyx tips are lanceolate, glandular hairy, the crowns are yellow, often with red veins, the peduncle is glabrous. The fruit is a narrow pod up to 2 cm long. Life Form: N.Ph, Flowering in: Feb-Apr, Vern:–————–, Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is Canary Islands, N. Africa. Notes: Wild in Libya, a species seems to be more common in the coastal areas of Tripoli and west.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:510192-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/510192-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000212881, https://www.gbif.org/species/2977252, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/147391/ononis-angustissima-lam, https://botany.cz/cs/ononis-angustissima/, http://www.floradecanarias.com/ononis_angustissima.html |
| Distribution in Libya | |
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Jabal Nafusa |
| Tripoli 1967, 1976 (44 km) from Tripoli, (32 km) from Tripoli, Wadi Ramal bridge 1977 Gefara plain 2010 El-Zawia 2015 Sabratha region 2020 | (24 km) West Ain Zarga 1970 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020 |
| 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 |
| Al-khojah, H.M., Al-Yafour, L.A., Mahklouf, M.H. (2020) Floristic Study of Selected Districts in Sabratha region Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology Volume 7/Issue 4 ISSN: 2348-7313. https://bit.ly/3Lop40u, https://scienceq.org/floristic-study-of-selected-districts-in-sabratha-region-libya.php | Sabratha region Libya 2020 |
| El-Ahmir, S.M., Mahklouf, M.H., Shanta, M.B., Abo-Jaafer, H.A. (2020) Floristic Study of Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan District-Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology. Volume 8 / Issue 1. ISSN: 2348-7313. https://bit.ly/3VkL3Kh, https://scienceq.org/floristic-study-of-sedrores-mountains-in-gharyan-district-libya.php | Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan 2020 |
| Al-Fiqi, Abd al-Salam M., Abul-Qasim, R. (2015) Inventory of the vegetation cover surrounding Al-Zawiya University. The Libyan Journal of Science Volume 18, 2014/2015 .(In Arabic) https://uot.edu.ly/journals/index.php/ljs/issue/view/24 | حصر الغطاء النباتي المحيط بجامعة الزاوية 2015 |
| Abu Ajila, A. M. K. & Ahmed, A. N. (2010) A study of the quantitative characteristics of vegetation covers in Al-Jafara plain. Libya. African J. Biol. Sci., 6 (3):111-121(2010) ISSN 1687-4870. (In Arabic) http://www.aasd.byethost13.com/Volumes/aasdj6(3)2010/111-121.pdf?i=1 | سهل الجفارة 2010 |
