| Trigonella stellata Forssk., it is a herbaceous species, annual. Stems up to 40 cm long, usually prostrate. Leaves long petiolate, trifoliolate, leaflets obovate, toothed towards the upper half. Axillary inflorescences, almost sessile. Small flowers. Calyx with teeth shorter than tube. Corolla yellow, twice as long as the calyx. Pods slightly curved, somewhat hairy, with prominent nerves, dehiscent along a single suture, giving the overall appearance of a star. Seeds c. 1.2-1.35 x 0.7-0.9 x 0.5-0.75 mm, usually ovoid or ellipsoidal, sometimes rectangular (depending on the position of the seed inside the fruit), asymmetrical, glabrous, matte, and ocher-yellowish in color. Visible, sunken, almost pointed thread. Lens barely prominent, tumular, close to the thread. Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Jan-Apr, Vern:————-, Phytochoria: SA, Notes: Wild in Libya, a desert species.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:524108-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/524108-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000212955, https://www.gbif.org/species/5360417, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/148244/trigonella-stellata-forssk, https://www.atlasdesemillasdecanarias.org/atlas/ficha.php?ID=26, https://botany.cz/cs/trigonella-stellata/, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/TRISTE/, https://www.floraofqatar.com/trigonella_stellata.htm, https://www.plantarium.ru/lang/en/page/view/item/39138.html, http://www.floradecanarias.com/trigonella_stellata.html |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Zliten-Misurata Plain | Sirte Plains |
| Sabratha region 2020 | Al-Kararim 1968 Kaam area 2005 Misurata 2006 | (22 km) from Sirte 1968 Wadi Sofegeen, E. of Tawargha 1978 Sirte 2015, 2016 |
| Benghazi Plain | Jabal Nafusa | Al-Jabal Al-Akhder |
| Slouk-Msus road 2000 (35 Km) South East of Benghazi (adjacent to the Jardinah village) 2020 | Misallata (Shaafeen) 2008 | Valley Jarjr-oma 2013 |
| Marmarica Plateau | Al-Qibla area | Al-Jufra area |
| Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 Wadi Al-Ramlah, (5 km) N. Al-Makeli 1967 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002 | Wadi Nesma region 2009 Wadis South of Mizda 2013 | (10 km) from Weshka to Hun 1978 |
| Ghat area | ||
| Ghat (Between Acacus and Tassili Mountains) 2004 Wadi Tanezzuft 2012 | ||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| El-Taguri, H.M., El-Mogasapi, A.M., El-Barasi, Y.M. (2020) Weed Flora of Man-Made river agriculture project (Masiklo). Libyan Journal of Science & Technology 11:1 (2020) 61-64. http://repository.uob.edu.ly/bitstream/handle/123456789/1291/15.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abdusslam-Elmogasapi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi | Weed Flora agriculture project (Masiklo) 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 |
| 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 |
| Abusaief, H. M. A. (2013) Life forms and rangeland for many habitats of Jarjar oma in Al-Jabal Al- Akhdar on Mediterranean Sea. Journal of American Science 2013;9(5) http://www.jofamericanscience.org/journals/am-sci/am0905/029_17747am0905_236_249.pdf | Jarjar oma in Al-Jabal Al- Akhdar 2013 |
| 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) | |
| Mukassabi, T.A, Ahmidat, G., Sherif, I.M., ELMogasapi, A.(2012) Checklist and life forms of plant species in contrasting climatic zones of Libya. Biological Diversity and Conservation – 5 / 3 (2012) https://bit.ly/42hptsN, https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/biodicon/issue/55888/765799 | plant species in contrasting climatic zones of Libya 2012 |
| 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) | |
| 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) | |
| Al-Dana, S. M. M. (2006) Taxonomic study of wild flower plants in some areas of Misrata. Master Thesis, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Misurata University (7 October previously) Misurata, Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| Al-Shf, N. S. (2005) a taxonomic study of the plants of the Kaam region. Master Thesis, College of Science, Al-Marqab University, Al-Khums, Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| Ahmidat, Gh. (2004) Study of the vegetation cover of the area between the Acacus Mountains and the Tassili Mountains (Ghat). Master Thesis. Department of Botany.College of Science. Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| 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) | |
| El-Kady, H.F. (2000) Vegetation analysis along Sluk-Msus Road in southeastern Benghazi, Libya, El-Minia Science Bulletin, Volum. 13(1), pp.61-71. 2000. |
