General Appearance
Astragalus bombycinus Boiss. it is an annual, biennial herb, branching from the base and reaching a height of 20-40 cm. The leaves are short-stalked and 3-6 cm long, composed of 6-8 pairs of leaflets, with each leaflet measuring approximately 0.8 × 0.5 cm. The inflorescence consists of 3-8 flowers; the flowers are white to pink and 1.5 cm long. The fruit is flattened and linear, 0.7-1.5 cm long, and arranged along the axis of the inflorescence.
Flowering in: Mar-Apr.
Life Form
Phytochoria
Distribution in Libya
Sirte Plains: Sirte 2015, 2016
Notes
Wild in Libya.
This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:476482-1
Link of images: https://flora.org.il/en/plants/astbom/, https://www.gbif.org/taxon/HWRM
For more information
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:476482-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/476482-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000212468, https://www.gbif.org/taxon/HWRM, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/145794/astragalus-bombycinus-boiss, https://www.ksanature.com/plants/astragalus_bombycinus/, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/astbom/, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22765022/
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:
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Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:
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










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