Astragalus intercedens Rech.f.

General Appearance

Astragalus intercedens Sam. ex Rech.f., it is an annual herb, 10-20 cm long, ascending, covered with appressed and spreading hairs. Leaves 1-3 cm long, stipules 2-5 mm long, triangular-lanceolate, ciliate, leaflets 4-6 (-8) pairs, inserted on somewhat dilated rachis, 5-8 (-10) mm long, oblong-obovate, sub petiolulate, hairy on both sides. Peduncles usually longer than subtending leaves. Racemes 1-3 (-4)-flowered, bracts 1.5-2 mm, longer than pedicels, triangular-subulate to lanceolate. ciliately hairy. Flowers 10-15 mm long, purplish, turning yellowish when dried. Calyx 8 mm long, tubular, black and white-hirsute, teeth 1.5 mm long. Pods 25-40×2.5-3.5 mm, erect, compressed, falcate, strigulose, deeply grooved-canaliculate at back, separating at maturity into 2 valves, each closed by a septal lamella.

Flowering in: Feb-Mar.

Life Form

Th

Phytochoria

SA. The native range of this species is Palestine to Arabian Peninsula.

Distribution in Libya

Benghazi Plain: Between Slouk and Al-Abiar 2016

Al-Qibla area: Wadi Nesma region 2009 Wadis South of Mizda 2013

Al-Jufra area: (52 km) from Bougrain on way to Hun 1978

Notes

Wild in Libya, a desert species.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:477958-1

Link of images: https://www.ksanature.com/plants/astragalus_intercedens/, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/ASTINT/

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:477958-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/477958-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000212521, https://www.gbif.org/species/5347035, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/145932/astragalus-intercedens-sam-ex-rech, https://www.ksanature.com/plants/astragalus_intercedens/, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/ASTINT/

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. Page. 59.

Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:

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

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).

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).