General Appearance
Alhagi graecorum Boiss., it is a perennial or subshrub. Stems up to 80 cm high, woody at the base in old specimens, glabrous or sparingly hairy, with long creeping stolons, stems erect or ascending, much branched, twigs spiny at their tips. Leaves, alternate, entire, oblong-elliptic or obovate, sessile or short-petioled. Flowers axillary or on spiny twigs, short-pedicelled. Calyx 3-4mm long, with short teeth. Corolla pink (dark), violet, 10-12mm long, ovary silky-hairy. Fruits indehiscent pod, 1-3.5cm long, 3-8-seeded cylindrical, brownish, smooth.
Flowering in: Apr-Aug.
Life Form
Phytochoria
Distribution in Libya
Zliten-Misurata Plain: Misurata 2008
Sirte Plains: Sirte 2015, 2016
Benghazi Plain: Ajdabia (Al-Jaledia) 2017 Wadi El-Enaghar 2021
Al-Qibla area: Wadis South of Mizda 2013
Al-Jufra area: EL-Jufra 2018
Al- Jaghboub area: Oasi di Gearbub 1926
Fezzan area: Wadi Al Ajal 1975 Wadi Al-Hayat 2009 Murzuq region 2023
Ghat area: Ghal, Barkat 1976 Ghat (Between Acacus and Tassili Mountains) 2004 Wadi Tanezzuft 2012
Notes
Wild in Libya, medicinal plant.
This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:473468-1
Link of images: https://flora.org.il/en/plants/ALHGRA/, https://www.ksanature.com/plants/alhagi_graecorum/
For more information
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:473468-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/473468-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000212420, https://www.gbif.org/species/2945091, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/61613/alhagi-graecorum-boiss, https://www.ksanature.com/plants/alhagi_graecorum/, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/ALHGRA/, https://sebhau.edu.ly/journal/index.php/jopas/article/view/2318, https://www.plantarium.ru/lang/en/page/view/item/128376.html
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. Page. 146.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:
Sharashy, O.S. (2023) Methods of breaking seed physical dormancy and germination in native species of Alhagi graecorum Boiss (Al-Agool) Sebha University Journal of Pure & Applied Sciences VOL.22 NO. 1 2023 DOI: 10.51984/JOPAS.V22I1.2318. https://sebhau.edu.ly/journal/index.php/jopas/article/view/2318 , https://sebhau.edu.ly/journal/jopas/article/view/2318/1098
Omar, N., El-Mghrbi, N.G., Rahil, R.O., Alaib, M.A., Alzerbi, A.K. (2021) Floristic Composition and Plant Diversity of Western Part of Wadi El- Enaghar, Libya. Species-22(70), 2021. pp. (204-217). http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n70/index.htm, http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n70/A4.pdf
Floristic Composition and Plant Diversity of Western Part of Wadi El- Enaghar, Libya. 2021.-مضغوط
EL-Barasi,Y.M., Bader, B.M., Barrani. M.W., EL-Hashani, N.M. and Alamrouni, A.O. (2018) Ecological studies on EL-Jufra Desert Depression., https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323990883_Ecological_studies_On_EL-Jufra_Desert_Depression
Ecological studies on EL-Jufra Desert Depression. 2018
Bou-Gharsa, Saleh, A. & Al Sheikhi, S. K. (2017) A study on the diversity of vegetation covers in El-Beidan and El-Glidaya protected areas in Ajdabiya. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering JESE, VOL. 1. (In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/salh-alshykhy, https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/salh-tyt-bwghrst-2320557670, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343934906_drast_hwl_tnw_alghta_alnbaty_bmhmyty_albydan_w_aljlydayh_bmdynt_ajdabya
دراسة حول تنوع الغطاء النباتي بمحميتي البيضان والجليداية بمدينة اجدابيا. 2017
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
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
Floristic Composition of the Plant Cover at Surt Region in Libya. 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).
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://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/biodicon/issue/55888/765799, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259357995_Checklist_and_life_forms_of_plant_species_in_contrasting_climatic_zones_of_Libya
Checklist and life forms of plant species in contrasting climatic zones of Libya. 2012
El-Bana, M. I. & Al-Mathnani, M. A. (2009) Vegetation-soil relationships in the Wadi Al-Hayat Area of the Libyan Sahara. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 3(2): 740-747, 2009 ISSN 1991-8178. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Magdy-El-Bana, https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Abdul-Salam-Al-Mathnani-2053550621, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265288335_Vegetation-soil_relationships_in_the_Wadi_Al-Hayat_Area_of_the_Libyan_Sahara
Vegetation-soil relationships in the Wadi Al-Hayat Area of the Libyan Sahara. 2009
Baayo, Kh. A. (2008): Floristic composition and Phytochorological Analysis of Misratah area, Libya, Assiut Univ.J. of Botany 37(2), P-P. 33-78 (2008).
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).










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