General Appearance
Astragalus boeticus L., it is an annual herb, up to 60 cm, with erect, ascending and even prostrate stems. Leaves 5-20 cm; leaflets 10-15 pairs narrowly oblong to oblong-obovate, truncate or emarginate, sparsely hairy beneath, glabrous above, rarely some hairs medifixed. Peduncles ½ as long as leaves; racemes dense, with 5-15 flowers. Calyx 5-7 mm, the teeth as long as tube. Corolla yellow; standard 12-14 mm; wings longer than keel. Legume 20-40 x (5-)7-8 mm, oblong, triangular in transverse section, grooved beneath; beak hooked; valves keeled, with short, appressed hairs. Seeds square to rectangular, strongly compressed (c. 3.5-5.4 × 2.7-3.2 × 1.8-2 mm), with a concavity at the hilum, testa surface smooth, matte, pale ochre.
Flowering in: Jan-Mar.
Life Form
Phytochoria
Distribution in Libya
Al-Jafarah Plain: Sabratah 1967 Sabrata 2008
Zliten-Misurata Plain: Misurata 2006
Sirte Plains: Near Es Sidra 1968 (7 Km) SE of Sitre City 2008 Sirte 2015, 2016 Wadi Al- Hamar Region 2020
Benghazi Plain: Jardina-Soloq Region 2020 Wadi El-Enaghar 2021 Soloq (Beir Bullerjam) 2022
Jabal Nafusa: (6 km) from Tarhuna 1972 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013
Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Baida 1970
Marmarica Plateau: Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002
Notes
Wild in Libya, easily recognized by its oblong, inflated, glabrescent or minutely appressed-hairy pods, often only few developing from the raceme.
This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:476474-1
Link of images: https://www.maltawildplants.com/FABC/Astragalus_boeticus.php, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/astragalus-boeticus, https://www.atlasdesemillasdecanarias.org/atlas/ficha.php?ID=5, https://atlas-sahara.org/Fabaceae/Astragalus%20boeticus/Astragalus%20boeticus.html
For more information
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:476474-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/476474-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000212467, https://www.gbif.org/species/5344663, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/63371/astragalus-boeticus-l, https://atlas-sahara.org/Fabaceae/Astragalus%20boeticus/Astragalus%20boeticus.html, https://www.atlasdesemillasdecanarias.org/atlas/ficha.php?ID=5, https://www.maltawildplants.com/FABC/Astragalus_boeticus.php, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/astragalus-boeticus, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/fabaceae/astragalus-boeticus, https://temperate.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Astragalus+boeticus, https://www.orchid-nord.com/Flore-Djerba/Astragalus%20baeticus/Astragalus-boeticus.html, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/ASTBOE/, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_astragalusboeti.php, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astragalus_boeticus
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Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1980) Flora of Libya, Fabaceae Vol. (86) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 66.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:
Omar, N., Adrees, A., Alhursh, A., Shuayb, M., Alajeeli, O., Alzerbi, A.K. (2022) Identification of the Most Important Weed Species in A Barley Crops in Beir Bullerjam Region-Soloq, Libya. Scientific Journal for the Faculty of Science-Sirte University Vol. 2, No. 1 April (2022) 15-22. https://journal.su.edu.ly/index.php/jsfsu/issue/view/5, https://journal.su.edu.ly/index.php/jsfsu/article/view/51/45
Weed Species in A Barley Crops in Beir Bullerjam Region – Soloq, Libya. 2022_compressed
Omar, N., El-Mghrbi, N.G., Rahil, R.O., Alaib, M.A., Alzerbi, A.K. (2021) Floristic Composition and Plant Diversity of Western Part of Wadi El- Enaghar, Libya. Species-22(70), 2021. pp. (204-217). http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n70/index.htm, http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n70/A4.pdf
Floristic Composition and Plant Diversity of Western Part of Wadi El- Enaghar, Libya. 2021.-مضغوط
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
Omar, N.O.I., Alaib, M.A., El-Mghrbi, N.G., Alzerbi, A.K. (2020) Checklist of Flora and Floristic Study of Wadi Al-Hamar Region in Libya. Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Science 6 (2), (2020) 20-24. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Naser-Omar
Checklist of Flora and Floristic Study of Wadi Al-Hamar Region in Libya. 2020
Omar, N., Alai, M.A. & Al-Zerbi, A.K. (2020) A Survey of Weed Species of Barley Crop Fields in Farms of GMR Agricultural Project in Jardina-Soloq Region, Libya. Libyan Journal of Basic Sciences, Vol: 11, No: 1, P: 29-38, August. 2020. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Naser-Omar, https://repository.uob.edu.ly/handle/123456789/1535
A Survey of Weed Species of Barley Crop Fields in Jardina-Soloq Region, Libya.2020
Elsayed, N. (2016) Relationship between Vegetation and Soil Seed Bank at Protected Versus Unprotected Sites at Coastal Habitats in Libya.CATRINA (2016), 15 (1): 59-68. https://scholar.google.com.eg/citations?user=mSAskW0AAAAJ&hl=en , https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18337_76652686b5c99f5fd479aebab87fbcb4.pdf
Elsayed M. A. N. (2015) Floristic Composition of the Plant Cover at Surt Region in Libya. Catrina (2015), 12 (1): 63-71-2010 By the Egyptian society for environmental SCIENCES. https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18403_37c687e375b9144800a15704e68ebad7.pdf
Floristic Composition of the Plant Cover at Surt Region in Libya. 2015
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).
Al-Aib, M. A. and El-Shakhy, N. O. (2008) Weed flora of great man made river agriculture project (sirte). Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development, Vol.102, Issue 3: 241-25. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohamed-Alaib,
Weed flora of great man made river agriculture project (sirte) 2008
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