| Hippocrepis scabra DC., it is an erect perennial sub shrub woody, much branched base, up to 40 cm tall. Leaflets (5-) 7-19, oblong-obovate to ± elliptic, pubescent beneath, 3-12 x 1-5 mm. Peduncles 2-5 times as long as the subtending leaves, terminally 2-8-flowered. Flowers c. 1 cm long, yellow, shortly pedicelled. Calyx c. 3 mm long. Corolla c. 3 times as long as the calyx. Claw of the standard much exceeding the calyx. Pods 12-25 x (2-) 3-5 mm, brown, with broad, flat regions between the seed protuberanees, ± densely white papillose particularly on the seed protuberances. Life Form: N.Ph, Flowering in: Feb-Mar, Vern:—————, Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is Spain. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:498393-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/498393-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000163782, https://www.gbif.org/species/5353706, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/197733/hippocrepis-scabra-dc, https://www.floravascular.com/index.php?spp=Hippocrepis%20scabra, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/hippocrepis-scabra, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_hippocrepisscabra.php |
| Distribution in Libya |
| Jabal Nafusa |
| Gebel Nafousa 1971 Ryana, Tagma, (6 km) from Yefren 1974 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 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 |
| Mahklouf, M.H., Sherif, A.S., Betelmal, A.G. (2020) Floristic Study and Species Diversity of Msallata-Garaboulli Province in Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology Volume 7 / Issue 3 ISSN: 2348-7313. Journal homepage: http://scienceq.org/Journals/JABZ.php, https://bit.ly/3LgL0KQ, https://scienceq.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/JABZV7I304.pdf | Msallata-Garaboulli Province in Libya 2020 |
| Al-Masalati, N. A. A. (2013) Plant diversity across the altitudes of the Msallata National Park Reserve Mountains. Master Thesis. Botany Department-College of Science-University of Benghazi-Libya. (In Arabic) |
