| Astragalus hamosus L., it is an annual herbaceous species, branched from the base, with appressed hairs. Stems up to 50–60 cm, prostrate or ascending. Stipules triangular, acuminate, hairy. Leaves petiolate, odd-pinnate, with 7–15 pairs of opposite leaflets, leaflets narrowly ovate or oblong-obovate. Racemes inflorescences, with 2–18 flowers, on penduncles usually shorter than the axillary leaf. Calyx 4–7 mm, with equal teeth, somewhat shorter than the tube, densely hairy. Corolla 6–11 mm, usually white [in our material]; banner clearly longer than the wings. Sheath up to 50–60 mm, acuminate at the apex, curved like a hook, with appressed hairs. Seeds up to 1.5–2.3 x 1.6–1.7 x 0.8–0.9 mm, compressed, mostly square or rectangular in outline; triangular only the one located at the basal end of the sheath. Well-marked hilar notch, almost always located towards the center of the seed. Very small, circular, almost pointed thread. Surface of the testa somewhat shiny, amber in color with black dots and spots. Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Mar-May, Vern:————–, Phytochoria: MED+IT, The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Medit. to Pakistan. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:477735-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/477735-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000212512, https://www.gbif.org/species/5342681, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/145905/astragalus-hamosus-l, https://www.atlasdesemillasdecanarias.org/atlas/ficha.php?ID=215, https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espece/cd_nom/84846/tab/fiche, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/ASTHAM/, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_astragalushamosus.php, https://dryades.units.it/floritaly/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&tipo=all&id=2343 |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Zliten-Misurata Plain | Benghazi Plain |
| Tripoli 1967 Sabratah ruins 1976 Research station of Agriculture faculties 2017 Sabratha region 2020 | Leptis Magna 1973 Leptus Megna 2004 Misurata 2008 | Road between Al-Kuwayfiah and Daryana 1968 Ajdabia (Al-Bedan) 2016 Between Slouk and Al-Abiar 2016 (35 Km) South East of Benghazi (adjacent to the Jardinah village) 2020 Wadi El-Enaghar 2021 |
| Jabal Nafusa | Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | Marmarica Plateau |
| Misallata, (3 km) S. of Kussbat 1978 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020 | Wadi El-Shees 2014 Sidi Abu-Ras 2017 Al-Abiar (Sidi Amohamed forest) 2020 | Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 |
| Al-Qibla area | Al-Jufra area | |
| Wadis South of Mizda 2013 | (2 km) from Weshka, Wadi Zegger 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 |
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