Hippocrepis unisiliquosa L.

General Appearance

Hippocrepis unisiliquosa L. / Infraspecifics: Hippocrepis unisiliquosa ssp. bisiliqua (Forssk.) Bornm., Hippocrepis unisiliquosa ssp. unisiliquosa, it is an annual herbaceous, ranging from prostrate to ascending, and either smooth or sparsely hairy. Stipules are 2–4 mm long and triangular-acuminate. Leaves are odd-pinnate with 4-6 pairs of leaflets; leaflets are obovate-oblong, 5-15 mm long, with a truncate or notched apex. Inflorescences are axillary, sessile (lacking stalks), and bear 1-2 flowers; bracts are membranous, 1 mm long, and minutely toothed. Flowers are sessile and yellow. Fruits are 1.5-4 cm long, straight or slightly curved, and smooth, featuring small protuberances over the seed-bearing sections; the outer margin is deeply lobed, and the seeds are horseshoe-shaped.

Flowering in: Feb-May.

Life Form

Th

Phytochoria

MED+IT. The native range of this species is Medit. to Iran and Arabian Peninsula.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Al-Bakur, on the old roadsaide ??

Al-Qibla area: Wadis South of Mizda 2013

Ghat area: Ghat (Between Acacus and Tassili Mountains) 2004

Notes

Wild in Libya.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:498396-1

Link of images: https://www.plantarium.ru/lang/en/page/view/item/20159.html, https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id213137/, https://www.orchid-nord.com/Flore-Grece/Fabaceae/Hippocrepis%20unisiliquosa/Hippocrepis-unisiliquosa.html

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:498396-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/498396-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000205695, https://www.gbif.org/species/5353717, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/146696/hippocrepis-unisiliquosa-l, https://www.plantarium.ru/lang/en/page/view/item/20159.html, https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id213137/, https://www.florasyria.com/En/flower.php?id_spies=2857, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/HIPUNI/

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. 130.

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

Mohamed, F.J. (2013) A Taxonomic Study of Wadis Flora South of Mizda at the intersections with Mizda-Sebha Highway. Master Thesis. Department of Botany-Faculty of Science-Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic).

Ahmidat, Gh. (2004) Study of the vegetation cover of the area between the Acacus Mountains and the Tassili Mountains (Ghat). Master Thesis. Department of Botany.College of Science. Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic).