Anthyllis vulneraria L.

General Appearance

Anthyllis vulneraria L. / Infraspecifics: Anthyllis vulneraria ssp. maura (Beck) Maire, it is a herbs annual to perennial, without woody branches, pubescent. Lower most leaves usually reduced to a terminal leaflet or imparipinnate with much larger terminal leaflet than the others. Upper leaves imparipinnate, and the terminal leaflet much larger to almost equal to the other ones. Heads many-flowered subtended by 2 palmatiscet bracts borne close beneath the flowers. Calyx ± inflated at anthesis, ± constricted at the apex, with 5 unequal teeth with an oblique mouth, white to brownish hairy (usually ± appressed white, shiny-hairy in our plants). Corolla yellow, orange red, pink, purple, whitish or parti-coloured. Pod 1-2-seeded, when 2-seeded never constricted between the seeds.

Flowering in: Feb- Apr.

Life Form

H

Phytochoria

ES+MED+IT. The native range of this species is Europe to Iran, N. & NE. Tropical Africa.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain: Guddiam 1968 (23 km) E. of Tripoli 1967 Tripoli 1967,1970,1974 Sabrata 2008 Coastal of Tripoli 2020

Zliten-Misurata Plain: Leptus Megna 2004

Jabal Nafusa: (22 km) W. of Khoms 1967 Gebel Nafousa 1971 Rumia, Tagma, near Yefren, Mangh El-Bahar, (2 km) before Kaleba 1974 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020 Wadi Kaam (Dam & lake, Main course) 2022

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Near Slonta 1970 Shahat 1978 Wadi Zaza 2003 Wadi (Valley) Stowah region 2007 Wadi El-Akar, Wadi Al-Gharega, Wadi El-Kouf 2011 Al-Mansora 2013 Wadi Zaza 2017

Notes

Wild in Libya, medicinal plant.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:474795-1

Link of images: https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/anthyllis/vulneraria/, https://jb.utad.pt/especie/Anthyllis_vulneraria_subesp_maura, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/antvul/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthyllis_vulneraria, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:330_Anthyllis_vulneraria.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:74_Anthyllis_vulneraria_L.jpg

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:474795-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/474795-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000212115, https://www.gbif.org/species/5352367, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/129681/anthyllis-vulneraria-l, https://jb.utad.pt/especie/Anthyllis_vulneraria_subesp_maura, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/antvul/, https://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Anthyllis+vulneraria, https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/anthyllis/vulneraria/, https://www.wildflowersprovence.fr/plant/anthyllis-vulneraria/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthyllis_vulneraria, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:74_Anthyllis_vulneraria_L.jpg

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. 116.

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

Almushghub, F., Ahmed, D., Sharaf El-Din, A., Shaltout, k. (2022) Vegetation analysis of Wadi Kaam at northwest Libya. Journal of Basic and Environmental Sciences, 9 (2022) 20-37. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/357516127_Vegetation_analysis_of_Wadi_Kaam_at_northwest_Libya, https://jbes.journals.ekb.eg/article_372060_558ee8095e2cf97881a8a3cc705aa126.pdf

Vegetation analysis of Wadi Kaam at northwest Libya.2022

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. (2020) Biodiversity of the coastal flora of Tripoli Province. Biodiv. Res. Conserv. 58: 13-19, 2020. BRC http://www.brc.amu.edu.pl, http://brc.amu.edu.pl/pdf-127341-54763?filename=Biodiversity%20of%20the.pdf, http://brc.amu.edu.pl/Issue-58-2020,9131

Biodiversity of the coastal flora of Tripoli Province. 2020

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

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

Abusaief, H. M. A. and Dakhil, A. H. (2013) The floristic composition of Rocky habitat of Al Mansora in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar- Libya. New York Science Journal 2013; 6(5). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Huda-Abusaief

Foristic composition of Rocky habitat of Al Mansora in Al- Jabal Al- Akhdar 2013

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).

Hegazyi, A.K., Boulos, L., Kabiel, H.F. and Sharashy, O.S. (2011) Vegetaion and species altitudinal distribution in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar landscape, Libya. Pak. J. Bot., 43(4): 1885-1898, 2011. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmad-Hegazy-2 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hanan_Kabiel/publication/249011161_Vegetation_and_species_altitudinal_distribution_in_Al-Jabal_Al-Akhdar_landscape_Libya/links/58171d7c08ae90acb24128b9.pdf

VEGETATION AND SPECIES ALTITUDINAL DISTRIBUTION IN AL-JABAL AL-AKHDAR. 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).

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).

Nawras, A. M. B. (2007) A study of the vegetation cover in the Wadi (Valley) Stowah region. Master Thesis. Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University-Libya. (In Arabic).

El-Komati, A. F. (2004) Medicinal plants in the Shapiat of Marqab, their distribution, classification and importance. Master Thesis. Biology Department- Faculty of Science-Al-Marqab University. Al-Khums. Libya. (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