Flora

Lotus longisiliquosus R.Roem. / Heterotypic Synonyms: Lotus collinus (Boiss.) Heldr., it is a perennial, pubescent or glabrescent. Stems 15-35 cm, ascending or erect, branched. Leaflets 5-15 x 3-8 mm, obovate. Inflorescences with 2-5 flowers on peduncles 15-50 mm long (longer than the leaves) and with 3 bracteoles either longer or shorter than the calyx. Calyx bilabiate, with lateral teeth shorter than the others. Corolla 11-15 mm, yellow. Legume 30-55 x 2-3 mm, cylindrical, straight.

Flowering in: Mar-May.

Al-Jafarah Plain:  Joddaim 1974

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder:  Wadi El-Teir, (24 km) from Derna along the coastal road to Susa,  Derna  1967

Wild in Libya.

This species is accepted:  https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:503734-1

Link of images:  https://flora.org.il/en/plants/lotlon/,  https://biodiversitycyprus.blogspot.com/2016/03/lotus-longisiliquosus-r-roem-cyprus.html

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:503734-1,  https://www.ipni.org/n/503734-1,    https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000213840,  https://www.gbif.org/species/7820973,   https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/146988/lotus-longisiliquosus-r-roem,  https://www.floravascular.com/index.php?spp=Lotus%20longisiliquosus,  https://flora.org.il/en/plants/lotlon/,   https://biodiversitycyprus.blogspot.com/2016/03/lotus-longisiliquosus-r-roem-cyprus.html,  https://savvastryfonosplants.com/lotus-longisiliquosus/,  https://floressilvestresdelmediterraneo.blogspot.com/2015/02/leguminosae-lotus-longisiliquosus.html