| Medicago laciniata (L.) Mill , it is an annual herb, 15-35 cm long, branching from near base, stems prostrate, glabrous or sparsely pilose. Central leaflets up to 15 x 7 mm, cuneate. Stipules deeply incised or laciniate, lower surface covered by simple hairs. Flowers 4-6 mm long. Calyx with teeth shorter than tube. Petals, standard ovate, wings shorter than keel. Pod globular or cylindrical, coils 5-7, spines 2-4 mm long, grooved basally, without partitions between seeds. Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Feb-Apr, Vern: Aouinet el hanesh , Phytochoria: S.Cosm, The native range of this species is Macaronesia to Ethiopia and Tanzania, S. Africa, W. & SW. Asia to W. Himalaya. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:506247-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/506247-1, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000213448, https://www.gbif.org/species/2965221, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/147153/medicago-laciniata-l-mill, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/MEDLAC/ |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Zliten-Misurata Plain | Sirte Plains |
| Sabratha region 2020 | Misurata 2006 | Sirte 2015, 2016 |
| Benghazi Plain | Jabal Nafusa | Al-Jabal Al-Akhder |
| Between Slouk and Al-Abiar 2016 Soloq (Beir Bullerjam) 2022 | (26 km) from Nalut 1975 (2 km) S. of Mizda 1977 Misallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Wadi Kaam (Main course) 2022 | Al-Baida, Gernada, Labraq 2021 |
| Marmarica Plateau | Al-Qibla area | Al-Jufra area |
| Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002 | (121 km) from Mizda to Al-ghariat 1977 Wadis South of Mizda 2013 | (50 km) from Hun, (30 km) N. Waden 1973 Gara Al-Tifarni, (23 km) from Weshka 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 |
| Almushghub, F., Ahmed, D., Sharaf El-Din, A., Shaltout, k. (2022) Vegetation analysis of Wadi Kaam at northwest Libya. Journal of Basic and Environmental Sciences, 9 (2022) 20-37. https://bit.ly/3AJ2ASJ, https://jbesci.org/viewp.php?files=published/9.1.3.pdf&id=213 , https://jbesci.org/published/9.1.3.pdf | Wadi Kaam 2022 |
| Omar, N., Adrees, A., Alhursh, A., Shuayb, M., Alajeeli, O., Alzerbi, A.K. (2022) Identification of the Most Important Weed Species in A Barley Crops in Beir Bullerjam Region-Soloq, Libya. Scientific Journal for the Faculty of Science-Sirte University Vol. 2, No. 1 April (2022) 15-22. http://journal.su.edu.ly/index.php/JSFSU/article/view/206, http://journal.su.edu.ly/index.php/JSFSU/issue/view/21 | Beir Bullerjam Region – Soloq, Libya 2022 |
| Abusaief, H.M.A. & Boasoul, S.H. (2021) A taxonomic study of twelve wild forage species of Fabaceae. Heliyon 7 (2021) e06077. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021001821, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Huda-Abusaief | Taxonomic study of wild forage species of Fabaceae 2021_compressed |
| Saaed, M.W.B., EL-Barasi, Y.M. & Rahil, R.O. (2021) An updated checklist and quantitative analysis of the Marmarica Plateau flora, in the north-eastern part of Libya. Phytotaxa 509 (1): 001-055. https://www.mapress.com/j/pt/, https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.509.1.1 | An updated Marmarica Plateau flora 2021 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Elsayed, N. (2016) Relationship between Vegetation and Soil Seed Bank at Protected Versus Unprotected Sites at Coastal Habitats in Libya.CATRINA (2016), 15 (1): 59-68. https://scholar.google.com.eg/citations?user=mSAskW0AAAAJ&hl=en , https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18337_76652686b5c99f5fd479aebab87fbcb4.pdf | Surt region in Libya 2016 |
| 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 |
| Elsayed M. A. N. (2015) Floristic Composition of the Plant Cover at Surt Region in Libya. Catrina (2015), 12 (1): 63-71-2010 By the Egyptian society for environmental SCIENCES. https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18403_37c687e375b9144800a15704e68ebad7.pdf | Plant Cover at Surt Region 2015 |
| 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) | |
| 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) | |
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| El-Shaary M.S. (2002). The Natural Vegetation in Marmarica plateau (North-eastern Libya). First ed. Tobruk (Libya): Published by the local Authority. (In Arabic) |
