Alhagi graecorum Boiss. 

Common Name: Agol.
Family: Fabaceae

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

H

Phytochoria

MED+IT. The native range of this species is SE. Greece to Arabian Peninsula and N. Africa.

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

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

Methods of breaking seed physical dormancy and germination in native species of Alhagi graecorum Boiss (Al-Agool) 2023

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-Barasihttps://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

Vegetation and Soil Seed Bank at Protected Versus Unprotected Sites at Coastal Habitats 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

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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