| Lotus creticus L., it is a perennial plant up to 10-40 cm, hairy, silvery white, lying or ascending, with woody stem. Leaflets oblong in corner, stipules ovate-lanceolate, much longer than the petiole. Yellow flowers, not greening, 2-6 on peduncles 3-4 times longer than the leaf. Calyx with 2 lips, with keeled teeth at the top, unequal, the 2 lateral ones of the lower lip much shorter and obtuse, orbicular standard, keel strongly curved and long-billed, often stained purple at the top. Pods 20-40 mm, fairly wide, cylindrical, not dented. Life Form: Ch, Flowering in: Mar-Oct, Vern:————, Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is Canary Islands, Medit. Notes: Wild in Libya, in sandy and stony ground.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:503576-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/503576-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000212182, https://www.gbif.org/species/5356939, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/2853.html, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_lotuscreticus.php, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/LOTCRE/, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/2853.html, https://flora-on.pt/?q=Lotus+creticus, http://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?page_id=78&id=10810, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_creticus |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Zliten-Misurata Plain | Benghazi Plain |
| Tripoli 1967 Coastal of Tripoli 2020 | Misurata 1975 | Between Slouk and Al-Abiar 2016 |
| Jabal Nafusa | Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | Marmarica Plateau |
| Tarhuna, Shirshara 1967 Ain Rumia, Awenia 1974 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 | Shahat 1978 Wadi (Valley) Stowah region 2007 | Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 (60 km) before Tobruk 1975 |
| Jabal Al-Uwinat | ||
| Jabal Al-Uweinat region 2008 | ||
| 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. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| 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://www.mapress.com/j/pt/, https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.509.1.1 | An updated Marmarica Plateau flora 2021 |
| Mahklouf, M.H. (2020) Biodiversity of the coastal flora of Tripoli Province. Biodiv. Res. Conserv. 58: 13-19, 2020. BRC 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 | coastal flora of Tripoli 2020 |
| Raheel, RO. M., El-Borasi, Y. M., El-Barrani, M. W., El-Hassi, S. (2016) Study of Flora and vegetation cover of the semi-desert area between Salouq and Al-Abyar-the first high of Jabal Al-Akhdar-Libya, Fourth Scientific Conference for Environment and Sustainable Development In dry and semi-arid areas. Ajdabia. Libya. (In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rebeh-Rahil | between Salouq and Al-Abyar 2016 |
| 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) | |
| Alzwai, A.M.H. (2008) A study of the vegetation covers of the Jabal Al-Uweinat region in Libya. Master Thesis – Botany Department – College of Science – Garyounis University – 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) |
