Astragalus tribuloides Delile

General Appearance

Astragalus tribuloides Delile, it is a small. prostrate or ascending annual herb, up to 10 (-20) cm long. with sub-sericous, ± adpressed, simple hairy stem. Leaflets usually 11-17. oblong to linear. mostly 5-10 x 1-2 mm; stipules free nearly to the base, triangular or lanceolate-subulate, hyaline, 1-2 mm long, hirsute with white and black hairs. Heads sessile to short-pedunculate, not exceeding the subtending leaves in fruits, 3-6-flowered. Flowers usually c. 10 mm (rarely more) long, whitish or with pink or violaceous tinge; bracts 1-2 mm long, lanceolate. Calyx 4-6 mm long, tubular, not inflated in fruit, black and white hairy; teeth c. half as long as lobe, subulate. Pods 5-10 (-12) x 2-4 mm. mostly stellately diverging, triquetrous, oblong lanceolate, ± bigibbous at base, slightly curved, shortly appressed-hairy to glabrous.

Flowering in: Feb-Mar.

Life Form

Th

Phytochoria

SA+IT. The native range of this species is S. European Russia to Central Asia and India, N. Africa to Arabian Peninsula.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain: Sabrata 2008

Zliten-Misurata Plain: Misurata 2008

Benghazi Plain: Ajdabia (Al-Bedan) 2016

Jabal Nafusa: Al-Asaba 1968 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Tarhuna (Mckhalef) 2018 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020

Marmarica Plateau: Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 Al-Tamimi 1968 From Tobruk to Egyptian Border 1999

Notes

Wild in Libya.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:480267-1

Link of images: https://www.floraofqatar.com/astragalus_tribuloides.htm, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/ASTTRI/, https://www.plantarium.ru/lang/en/page/view/item/5724.html

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:480267-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/480267-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000212572, https://www.gbif.org/species/5344908, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/146025/astragalus-tribuloides-delile, https://www.plantarium.ru/lang/en/page/view/item/5724.html, https://www.ksanature.com/plants/astragalus_tribuloides/ https://www.floraofqatar.com/astragalus_tribuloides.htm, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/ASTTRI/, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242306836

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. 48.

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

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

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

Mahklouf, M.H. Sherif, A.S, Betelmal, A. G. (2018) Floristic Study for Tarhuna-Libya. Hacettepe J. Biol. & Chem, 2018, 46 (3), 337-364. http://www.hjbc.hacettepe.edu.tr/journal/volume-46/issue-3/floristic-study-for-tarhuna-libya/index.html

Floristic Study for Tarhuna–Libya. 2018

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

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).

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).

El-Yafour, L. A. (2008) Taxonomic study of the vegetation properties of Sabratha city Master Thesis. Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Al-Zawiya University, Libya. (In Arabic).

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-Habony, A.M. (1999) Vegetation and flora of a sector along Mediterranean cost of Libya from Tobruk to Egyptian border, M.Sc. Thesis, Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic).

PAMPANINI, R. (1931). Prodromo della Flora Cirenaica. -: 271 – under: Astragalus tribuloides var. platycarpus Pamp. https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/14218-prodromo-della-flora-cirenaica