Anthyllis vulneraria L. / Infraspecifics: Anthyllis vulneraria ssp. maura (Beck) Maire, it is a herbs annual to perennial, without woody branches, pubescent. Lowermost leaves usually reduced to a terminal leaflet or imparipinnate with much larger terminal leaflet than the others, upper leaves imparipinnatc, and the lerminal leaflet much larger to almost equal to the other ones. Heads many-flowered subtended by 2 palmatiscet braets borne close beneath the flowers. Calyx ± inflated at anthesis, ± constricted at the apex, with 5 unequal teeth with an oblique mouth, white to brownish hairy (usually ± appressedly white, shiny-hairy in our plants). Corolla yellow, orange red, pink, purple, whitish or parti-coloured. Pod 1-2-seeded, when 2-seeded never constricted between the seeds. Life Form: H, Flowering in: Feb- Apr, Vern:———–, Phytochoria: ES+MED+IT, The native range of this species is Europe to Iran, N. & NE. Tropical Africa. Notes: Wild in Libya, medicinal plant.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:474795-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/474795-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000212115, https://www.gbif.org/species/5352367, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/129681/anthyllis-vulneraria-l, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/antvul/, https://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Anthyllis+vulneraria, https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/anthyllis/vulneraria/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthyllis_vulneraria |
Distribution in Libya | ||
Al-Jafarah Plain | Zliten-Misurata Plain | Jabal Nafusa |
Guddiam 1968 (23 km) E. of Tripoli 1967 Tripoli 1967,1970,1974 Sabrata 2008 Coastal of Tripoli 2020 | Leptus Megna 2004 | (22 km) W. of Khoms 1967 Gebel Nafousa 1971 Rumia, Tagma, near Yefren, Mangh El-Bahar, (2 km) before Kaleba 1974 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020 Wadi Kaam (Dam & lake, Main course) 2022 |
Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | ||
Near Slonta 1970 Shahat 1978 Wadi Zaza 2003 Wadi (Valley) Stowah region 2007 Wadi El-Akar, Wadi Al-Gharega, Wadi El-Kouf 2011 Al-Mansora 2013 Wadi Zaza 2017 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Mukassabi, T.A., Thomas,P.A., ELMogasapi, A.(2017) Medicinal plants in Cyrenaica, Libya: existence and extinction. Biological Diversity and Conservation – 10/2 (2017) 183-192. https://bit.ly/44GKtLd, https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/4064/ | Medicinal plants in Cyrenaica 2017 |
Abusaief, H. M. A. and Dakhil, A. H. (2013) The floristic composition of Rocky habitat of Al Mansora in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar- Libya. New York Science Journal 2013; 6(5). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Huda-Abusaief | Al Mansora in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar 2013 |
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) | |
Hegazyi, A.K., Boulos, L., Kabiel, H.F. and Sharashy, O.S. (2011) Vegetaion and species altitudinal distribution in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar landscape, Libya. Pak. J. Bot., 43(4): 1885-1898, 2011. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmad-Hegazy-2 | Vegetaion in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar landscape 2011 |
El-Yafour, L. A. (2008) Taxonomic study of the vegetation properties of Sabratha city Master Thesis. Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Al-Zawiya University, Libya. (In Arabic) | |
Mohammed, S.A.H. (2008) A taxonomic and ecological study of the plants of the Shaafin Reserve in Masalatah. Master Thesis. Department of Biology-Faculty of Arts and Sciences-Al-Mirqab University. Al-Khums. Libya. (In Arabic) | |
Nawras, A. M. B. (2007) A study of the vegetation cover in the Wadi (Valley) Stowah region. Master Thesis. Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University-Libya. (In Arabic) | |
El-Komati, A. F. (2004) Medicinal plants in the Shapiat of Marqab, their distribution, classification and importance. Master Thesis. Biology Department- Faculty of Science-Al-Marqab University. Al-Khums. Libya. (In Arabic) | |
El-Barasi, Y. M., EI-Sherif, l. M. & Gawhari, A. M. H.(2003) Checklist and analysis of the flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza at AI-Jabal AI Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). Bocconea 16 (2): 1091-1105. 2003. – ISSN 1120-4060. https://bit.ly/3VowJ3q, http://www.herbmedit.org/bocconea/16-1091.pdf | flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza 2003_compressed |