Ononis natrix L.

General Appearance

Ononis natrix L. / Infraspecific: Ononis natrix ssp. natrix , it is a small shrubs, much branched prostrate to erect, up to 1 m (rarely more) tall, glandular hairy. Leaves very variable, 1-3 (-5-7)-foliolate, leaflets sub orbicular to obovate or oblanceolate, usually 2-3 times as long as broad serrate or denticulate, rarely sub entire, mostly petiolate. Stipules adnate to petiole usually for about half its length, oblong-lanceolate. Flowers yellow, (6-) 10-18 mm, in terminal, loose and leafy raceme like inflorescence (panicle), on usually awned, hairy, 1-flower peduncles, about as long or shorter than the subtending leaf. Corolla about twice as long as the calyx, standard, obovate to orbicular, red- or purple-veined, wings shorter than standard but a little longer than keel. Pods 10-20 x 2-3 mm, cylindrical, beaked, hirsute, deflexed. Seeds c. 2 mm. sub orbicular, compressed, brown.

Flowering in: Jan-Apr.

Life Form

N.Ph

Phytochoria

MED. The native range of this species is Canary Islands Central Europe to Medit.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain: (12 km) W. Tripoli, near the seashore 1967 Tripoli 1976 Researches Station of Agriculture Faculty, University of Tripoli 2021

Benghazi Plain: Beach sand dunes in Karkurah 2023

Jabal Nafusa: Msallata, Wargha 1968 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: (8 km) S. of Gubba 1967 Wadi Derna 1968 Shahat, Taknes 1978 El-kouf area 1984 S. of AL-Marj 2011 Wadi El-Kouf 2014 Ain Mara 2020

Notes

Wild in Libya, medicinal plant.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:510418-1

Link of images: https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/ononis-natrix, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_coqsigrue.php, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/ONONAT/, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=502519, https://www.i-flora.com/en/the-smartphone-apps/iflora-deutschland/species/art/show/ononis-natrix-1.html

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:510418-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/510418-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000212878, https://www.gbif.org/species/2977234, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/147532/ononis-natrix-l, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/796.html, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/ononis-natrix, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_coqsigrue.php, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/ONONAT/, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=502519, https://www.i-flora.com/en/the-smartphone-apps/iflora-deutschland/species/art/show/ononis-natrix-1.html , https://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Ononis+natrix, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ononis_natrix

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. 151.

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

Alteerah, M.A., El-Barasi, Y.M., Ali Alwerfally, A. (2023) Vegetation cover composition and seed bank study of beach sand dunes in Karkurah coastal area, east of Libya. Sustainability, Agri, Food and Environmental Research, (ISSN: 0719-3726), 11(X), 2023. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Munay-Alteerah

Vegetation cover composition and seed bank study of beach sand dunes in Karkurah coastal area. 2023

Al-Sghair, F.G. and Mahklouf, M.H. (2021) Vegetation Survey for Vascular Plants of Protected Area of the University of Tripoli-Libya. Species. Vol.22 (69), 2021. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf, http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n69/index.htm, http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n69/A1.pdf

Vegetation Survey of Protected Area of the University of Tripoli-Libya. 2021

Al-Maqsabi, F. M. & Makhlouf, M. A. (2020) Vegetation cover in the Ain Mara region, Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar region – Libya. The Libyan Journal of Science (An International Journal): Volume 23, 2020. (In Arabic) https://uot.edu.ly/journals/index.php/ljs/article/view/122, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Farag-Elmokasabi-2

الغطاء النباتي في منطقة عين مارة بمنطقة الجبل الاخضر2020

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-Mokasabi, F M. (2014) Floristic Composition and Traditional Uses of Plant Species at Wadi Al-kuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya. American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 14 (8): 685-697, 2014, ISSN 1818-769,IDOSI Publications,2014DOI:10.5829/idosi.aejaes.2014.14.08.12375. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/441b/23b83960f007044aca94e26f5c6b170fe102.pdf

Plant Species at Wadi Alkuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya 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).

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

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).

ACSAD (1984) Wadi Al-Kouf National Park Studies Project. Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands.

Fl. Liby. Prodr.: 66 (1910). https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6399663s