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Onobrychis caput-galli (L.) Lam., it is an annual plant 10-40 cm, whitish-pubescent. leaves with 5-7 pairs of leaflets. purpurine flowers, very small, close together 3-6 in short, loose clusters on peduncles roughly equal to the leaf. Calyx with linear awl teeth, twice as long as the tube. Corolla little beyond the teeth of the calyx. Pods close together in heads, pubescent, with faces provided with deep dimples and protruding, spiny ribs, with a keeled exterior suture and lined with unequal awl-shaped spines.  Life Form: Th,   Flowering in:————–,   Vern:————-,   Phytochoria: MED+IT,  The native range of this species is Medit. to Iran.  Notes: Wild in Libya.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:509883-1,   https://www.ipni.org/n/509883-1,     https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000213872,    https://www.gbif.org/species/2972703,    https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/147340/onobrychis-caput-galli-l-lam,     https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/3053.html,   https://flora.org.il/en/plants/ONOCAP/,   https://dryades.units.it/Roma/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&id=2792&num=6902https://flora-on.pt/?q=Onobrychis+caput-galli

 

Distribution in Libya
Jabal Nafusa Al-Jabal Al-Akhder
Gebel Nafousa. Mangh el Bahar. (2 km) before Kaleba 1974  (Sedrores Mountains) 2020 Al-Abiar (Sidi Amohamed forest) 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
Al-Amrouni, M,M., Al-Zarbi, A., Al-Aeb, M. A. (2020) Study of vegetation cover in Sidi Amohamed forest north of the city of Al-Abyar in the Al-Jabal Al-Al-Akhdar. Libya. Journal of Quality Assurance for Scientific Research-The first issue-April-2020 (In Arabic). https://lqac.org.ly/index.php/april2020/,    https://lqac.org.ly/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/PDF-1.pdf غابة سيدي أمحمد شمال مدينة الابيار2020
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