| Astragalus intercedens Sam. ex Rech.f., it is an annual herb. 10-20 cm long, ascending, covered with appressed and spreading hairs. Leaves 1-3 cm long, stipules 2-5 mm long, lriangular-Ianceolate, ciliate, leaflets 4-6 (-8) pairs, inserted on somewhat dilated rachis, 5-8 (-10) mm long, oblong-obovale, sub peliolulate, hairy on both sides. Peduncles usually longer than subtending leaves. Racemes 1-3 (-4)-flowered, bracts 1.5-2 mm, longer than pedicels, triangular-subulate to lanceolate. ciliately hairy. Flowers 10-15 mm long, purplish, turning yellowish when dried. Calyx 8 mm long, tubular, black and white-hirsute, teeth 1.5 mm long. Pods 25-40×2.5-3.5 mm, erect, compressed, falcate, strigulose, deeply grooved-canaliculate at back, separating at maturity into 2 valves, each closed by a septal lamella. Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Feb-Mar, Vern:—————-, Phytochoria: SA, The native range of this species is Israel to Arabian Peninsula. Notes: Wild in Libyam a desert species.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:477958-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/477958-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000212521, https://www.gbif.org/species/5347035, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/145932/astragalus-intercedens-sam-ex-rech, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/ASTINT/ |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Benghazi Plain | Al-Qibla area | Al-Jufra area |
| Between Slouk and Al-Abiar 2016 | Wadi Nesma region 2009 Wadis South of Mizda 2013 | (52 km) from Bougrain to Hun 1978 |
| 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 |
| Raheel, RO. M., El-Borasi, Y. M., El-Barrani, M. W., El-Hassi, S. (2016) Study of Flora and vegetation cover of the semi-desert area between Salouq and Al-Abyar-the first high of Jabal Al-Akhdar-Libya, Fourth Scientific Conference for Environment and Sustainable Development In dry and semi-arid areas. Ajdabia. Libya. (In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi , https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rebeh-Rahil | between Salouq and Al-Abyar 2016 |
| 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) | |
| Bahri, N.M. (2009) Study of the vegetation covers of Wadi Nesma region, northwest of Libya. Master Thesis, Department of Botany, College of Science, Sebha University, Libya. (In Arabic) |
