General Appearance
Astragalus hamosus L., it is an annual herbaceous species, branched from the base, with appressed hairs. Stems up to 50–60 cm, prostrate or ascending. Stipules triangular, acuminate, hairy. Leaves petiolate, odd-pinnate, with 7–15 pairs of opposite leaflets, leaflets narrowly ovate or oblong-obovate. Racemes inflorescences, with 2–18 flowers, on penduncles usually shorter than the axillary leaf. Calyx 4-7 mm, with equal teeth, somewhat shorter than the tube, densely hairy. Corolla 6-11 mm, usually white [in our material]; banner clearly longer than the wings. Sheath up to 50-60 mm, acuminate at the apex, curved like a hook, with appressed hairs. Seeds up to 1.5-2.3 x 1.6-1.7 x 0.8-0.9 mm, compressed, mostly square or rectangular in outline; triangular only the one located at the basal end of the sheath. Well-marked hilar notch, almost always located towards the center of the seed. Very small, circular, almost pointed thread. Surface of the testa somewhat shiny, amber in color with black dots and spots.
Flowering in: Mar-May.
Life Form
Phytochoria
Distribution in Libya
Al-Jafarah Plain: Tripoli, Faculty of Science, University campus 1967 Sabratah ruins, stony and sandy ground 1976 Research station of Agriculture faculties 2017 Sabratha region 2020
Zliten-Misurata Plain: Leptis Magna, sandy soil along the path 1973 Leptus Megna 2004 Misurata 2008
Benghazi Plain: Road between Al-Kuwayfiah and Daryana, N.E. Benghazi 1968 Ajdabia (Al-Bedan) 2016 Between Slouk and Al-Abiar 2016 (35 Km) South East of Benghazi (adjacent to the Jardinah village) 2020 Wadi El-Enaghar 2021
Jabal Nafusa: Misallata, c. 3 km S. of Gussbat, mountains with sandy clay 1978 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020
Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Wadi El-Shees 2014 Sidi Abu-Ras 2017 Al-Abiar (Sidi Amohamed forest) 2020
Marmarica Plateau: Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930
Al-Qibla area: Wadis South of Mizda 2013
Al-Jufra area: (2 km) from Weshka, Wadi Zegger 1975
Notes
Wild in Libya.
This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:477735-1
Link of images: https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/astragalus-hamosus, https://dryades.units.it/floritaly/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&tipo=all&id=2343, https://www.atlasdesemillasdecanarias.org/atlas/ficha.php?ID=215
For more information
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:477735-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/477735-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000212512, https://www.gbif.org/species/5342681, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/145905/astragalus-hamosus-l, https://www.maltawildplants.com/FABC/Astragalus_hamosus.php, https://www.atlasdesemillasdecanarias.org/atlas/ficha.php?ID=215, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/astragalus-hamosus, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/fabaceae/astragalus-hamosus, https://www.ksanature.com/plants/astragalus_hamosus/, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_astragalushamosus.php, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/ASTHAM/, https://dryades.units.it/floritaly/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&tipo=all&id=2343
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Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1980) Flora of Libya, Fabaceae Vol. (86) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 64.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:
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
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://phytotaxa.mapress.com/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.509.1.1
An-updated-checklist-and-quantitative-analysis-of-the-Marmarica-Plateau-flora-مضغوط
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/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/PDF-1.pdf, https://independent.academia.edu/ABDULHAMIDALZERBI
دراسة الغطاء النباتي بغابة سيدي امحمد شمال مدينة الابياربالجبل الاخضر.2020
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://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2s5EMysAAAAJ&hl=ar, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf
Floristic Study of Selected Districts in Sabratha region Libya. 2020.
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://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sh-Hoob-El-Ahmir, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf
Floristic Study of Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan District – 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, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341993267_Weed_Flora_of_Man-Made_river_agriculture_project_Masiklo
Weed Flora of Man-Made river agriculture project (Masiklo). Libya.2020
Mahklouf, M.H., Sherif, A.S., Betelmal, A.G. (2020) Floristic Study and Species Diversity of Msallata-Garaboulli Province in Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology Volume 7 / Issue 3 ISSN: 2348-7313. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341306643_Floristic_Study_and_Species_Diverisy_of_Msallata-Garaboulli_Province_in_Libya
Floristic Study and Species Diverisy of Msallata-Garaboulli Province. 2020
El-Zerbi, A. K. & Al-Aib, M.A. (2017) Study of vegetation cover in Sidi Bouras region, Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering JESE, VOL. 1, No. 1, January 2017. (In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abdulhamid-Alzerbi, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326461390_aalkhdr_baljbl_bwras_sydy_bmntqt_alnbaty_alghta_drast-lybya
دراسة الغطاء النباتي بمنطقة سيدي بوراس –الجبل الاخضر 2017
Nasif, M. A., Al-Ganoni, A. M., Knotch, O. M., Nafees. A. A. (2017) Survey of weeds in the research station of the Faculty of Agriculture-University of Tripoli. Libyan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, No. (1) Vol (22) p. (35-46). (In Arabic) .
مسح الحشائش في محطة ابحاث كلية الزراعة – جامعة طرابلس. 2017
El-Zerbi, A. K., Al-Borki, A. S., Al-Aib, M.A. (2016) Study of vegetation in Protected Al-Bedan southeast of Ajdabiya, Libya. Journal of Marine Sciences and Environmental Technologies-No. (2) Volume (2) December 2016. ISSN: 2413-5267(In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abdulhamid-Alzerbi, https://journals.asmarya.edu.ly/jmset/index.php/JMSET/article/view/103, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/371283472_drast_alghta_alnbaty_bmhmyt_albydan_jnwb_shrq_ajdabya_lybya
دراسة الغطاء النباتي بمحمية البيضان جنوب شرق اجدابيا- ليبيا. 2016
Raheel, RO. M., El-Borasi, Y. M., El-Barrani, M. W., El-Hassi, S. (2016) Study of Flora and vegetation cover of the semi-desert area between Salouq and Al-Abyar-the first high of Jabal Al-Akhdar-Libya, Fourth Scientific Conference for Environment and Sustainable Development In dry and semi-arid areas. Ajdabia. Libya. (In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi , https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rebeh-Rahil
دراسة الفلورا والغطاء النباتي للمنطقة الشبه صحراوية الممتدة بين مدينتي سلوق والابيار . 2016
Shaltout, K, Fawzy, M., Galal T., Awad M., El-Barasi Y., Saeed, B. (2014) Impact of waste water discharge on the plant communities and size structure of Wadi El-Shees, Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. FeddesRepertorium2014, 125, 1-13 DOI: 10.1002/fedr.201400023 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/fedr.201400023
Impact of waste water discharge on the plant communitie in Wadi-El-Shees-2014
Al-Masalati, N. A. A. (2013) Plant diversity across the altitudes of the Msallata National Park Reserve Mountains. Master Thesis. Botany Department-College of Science-University of Benghazi-Libya. (In Arabic).
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).
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).
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).
El-Komati, A. F. (2004) Medicinal plants in the Shapiat of Marqab, their distribution, classification and importance. Master Thesis. Biology Department- Faculty of Science-Al-Marqab University. Al-Khums. Libya. (In Arabic).
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