General Appearance
Lotus edulis L., it is an annual herb, sparsely pubescent, erect to prostrate, up to (15-) 20-30 (-50) cm long, with ciliate spreading hairs on the stem. Leaves 5-foliolate; rachis up to 2 cm long; upper 3 leaflets up to 15 x 10 mm, ± obovate, asymmetrical, often truncate, emarginate; lower 2 leaflets smaller, 5 (-9) x 7 (-11) mm, apiculate. Peduncles 2-4 times as long as subtending leaves, terminally 1-3-flowered. Flowers golden-yellow, up to 15 mm long, subtended by 3 foliaceous bracts. Calyx up to 1 cm long, campanulate with linear-lanceolate teeth much longer than the tube. Corolla exceeding the calyx; standard longer than wings and keel, red-veined; keel slightly curved with dark-tipped beak. Pods 20-35 (-40) x 4-8 mm, fleshy, arcuate, hooked at apex; ventral suture deeply impressed. Seeds wrinkled.
Flowering in: Feb-May.
Life Form
Phytochoria
Distribution in Libya
Al-Jafarah Plain: Sabratah, (12 km) W. of Tripoli near sea shore 1967 Sabrata 2008 Mallaha Wetland Tripoli 2016 Sabratha region 2020 Coastal of Tripoli 2020 Researches Station of Agriculture Faculty, University of Tripoli 2021
Zliten-Misurata Plain: Kaam area 2005 Misurata 2006
Benghazi Plain: Road between Al-Kuwayfyah and Daryanah 1968
Jabal Nafusa: Abughilan 1972 Tarhuna, Shirshara 1974 Msallata 1978 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Tarhuna (Hejaz) 2018 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020
Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Tocra, Wadi El-Kauf 1973 Shahat 1978 Wadi Al-Agar 1999 S. of AL-Marj 2011 Valley Jarjr-oma 2013 Wadi El-Kouf 2014 Wadi Derna 2017 Wadi Om-El-Amaym 2019 Al-Baida, Gernada, Labraq 2021 Wadi Om-El-Amaym 2024
Notes
Wild in Libya, s species of sea shore in Libya. easily recognized by its broadest fruits (among our species) with curved spices.
This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:503612-1
Link of images: https://www.apatita.com/herbario/especie.php?id=Lotus_edulis, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=4854, https://jb.utad.pt/especie/Lotus_edulis, https://www.maltawildplants.com/FABC/Lotus_edulis.php, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_lotusedulis.php
For more information
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:503612-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/503612-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000212191, https://www.gbif.org/species/5356908, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/146949/lotus-edulis-l, https://www.maltawildplants.com/FABC/Lotus_edulis.php, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/2855.html, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=4854, https://www.apatita.com/herbario/especie.php?id=Lotus_edulis, https://www.cretanflora.com/lotus_edulis.html, https://www.apatita.com/herbario/especie.php?id=Lotus_edulis, https://botany.cz/cs/lotus-edulis/, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_lotusedulis.php, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/LOTEDU/, https://jb.utad.pt/especie/Lotus_edulis
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Vegetation Survey of Protected Area of the University of Tripoli-Libya. 2021
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Floristic Study of Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan District – Libya. 2020
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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
El-farse, M.H. (2019) Study of the vegetation of Wadi Om-El-Amaym in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar region. Master Thesis- department of environmental science and engineering, Academy of post graduate studies, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic).
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Floristic Study for Tarhuna–Libya. 2018
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Flora, Vegetation and Human Activities of Wadi Derna. 2017
Mahklouf, M.H. &Al-Sghair, F.G. (2016) Floristic and Inventory Study of Mallaha Wetland Tripoli – Libya. American Journal of Life Science Researches, Oct 2016, Volume 4, Issue 4.PP(119-123) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/310898871_Floristic_and_Inventory_Study_of_Mallaha_Wetland_Tripoli_-_Libya
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