Lotus corniculatus L.

General Appearance

Lotus corniculatus L., it is a polymorph plant perennial plant from, up to 50 cm long, usually with woody root stock and solid stem. not stoloniferous, procumbent to ascending, glabrous to pubescent, very variable in leaflet shape and size. Leaflets (on main stems) narrow-lanceolate to oblanceolate or obovate, with inconspicuous lateral veins. peduncles much longer than subtending leaves, 1-7- flowered on the head. Bracts usually 3, narrow and short, about as long as calyx. Flowers (8-) 10-13 (-16) mm long, yellow, sometimes orange or red and yellow. Calyx ± campanulate with almost equal, acute teeth, as long as or exceeding the tube, glabrous or pubescent. Standard longer than kee1 and wings, often red-veined; keel strongly arched with fairly long beak, slightly longer than wings. Pods 15·30 x 1.5-2 mm, straight, terete, many seeded. Seeds light to dark brown, 1-colored or spotted with violet-black spots or dots, small, ovoid, 1-1.7 mm.

Flowering in: Mar-Apr.

Life Form

H

Phytochoria

S.Cosm. The native range of this species is Temp. Eurasia, Macaronesia to NE. & E. Tropical Africa, SW. Arabian Peninsula.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain: (35 km) E. of Tripoli, forest area, coastal road 1977

Sirte Plains: (10 km) E. of Sirte 1975

Benghazi Plain: Reported from Benghazi by Pampanini Qaminas to Ajdabia (Slouk plain) 2006

Jabal Nafusa: Shirshara, Misallata, (8 km) S. of Gussbat 1978

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Wadi Zaza 2003 S. of AL-Marj 2011 Wadi Zaza, Wadi Al-Ager 2017 Wadi Derna 2017

Marmarica Plateau: From Tobruk to Egyptian Border 1999 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002

Notes

Wild in Libya.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30179739-2

Link of images: https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/fabaceae/lotus-corniculatus, https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/lotus/corniculatus/, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/lotcor/, https://seedidguide.idseed.org/fact_sheets/34618/, https://www.i-flora.com/en/the-smartphone-apps/iflora-deutschland/species/art/show/lotus-corniculatus-1.html

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30179739-2, https://www.ipni.org/n/30179739-2, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000212180, https://www.gbif.org/species/5357013, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/146911/lotus-corniculatus-l, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/687.html, https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/lotus/corniculatus/, https://www.invasiveplantatlas.org/subject.html?sub=5949, https://burkeherbarium.org/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Lotus%20corniculatus, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/lotcor/, https://agroatlas.ru/en/content/cultural/Lotus_corniculatus_K/index.html, https://seedidguide.idseed.org/fact_sheets/34618/, https://arthropodafotos.de/db_plants.php?lang=eng&sc=1&sci=Lotus&scisp=corniculatus, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_corniculatus

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. 102.

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

Ab-Aziza, F.B., El–Barasi, Y.M. and Rahil, R.O. (2017) Flora, Vegetation and Human Activities of Wadi Derna-El-Jabal. Research article I Botany l Version 1. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Fatma-Abuaziza, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rebeh-Rahil

Flora, Vegetation and Human Activities of Wadi Derna. 2017

Mukassabi, T.A., Thomas, P.A., ELMogasapi, A. (2017) Medicinal plants in Cyrenaica, Libya: existence and extinction. Biological Diversity and Conservation – 10/2 (2017) 183-192. https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/4064/

Medicinal plants in Cyrenaica, Libya 2017

EL-Barasi, Y. M., Barrani, M. W., Abdelsalam, O. EL-Amrouni, N., Mohamad, F. (2011) Check list of flora and vegetation on south EL-Marj zone: south EL-Jabal EL-Akhadar. Libya. Annals of Faculty Engineering Hunedoara-International Journal of Engineering. Tome IX (Year 2011). Fascicule 3. ISSN 1584-2673, 141-146. http://annals.fih.upt.ro/pdf-full/2011/ANNALS-2011-3-24.pdf

FLORA AND VEGETATION ON SOUTH EL-MARJ ZONE SOUTH EL-JABAL EL-AKHADAR.2011

Al-Maghrabi A.S.S. (2006) Study of the vegetation and seed bank of the zone of Ghaminis and Agedabia (Slouk plain), Master of Science Thesis, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Academy of Graduated Studies, Benghazi Branch, Libya, 2006. (In Arabic).

El-Barasi, Y. M., EI-Sherif, l. M. & Gawhari, A. M. H. (2003) Checklist and analysis of the flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza at AI-Jabal AI Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). Bocconea 16 (2): 1091-1105. 2003. – ISSN 1120-4060. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmed-Gawhari, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281559070_Checklist_and_analysis_of_the_flora_and_vegetation_of_Wadi_Zaza_at_AI-Jabal_AI_Akhdar_Cyrenaica_Libya

Flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza at Al-Jabal AI Akhdar 2003-مضغوط

El-Shaary M.S. (2002). The Natural Vegetation in Marmarica plateau (North-eastern Libya). First ed. Tobruk (Libya): Published by the local Authority. (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).

Fl. Liby. Prodr.: 77 (1910). https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6399663s