Lotus hirsutus

الوصف النباتي

الأوراق

Leaves: Nearly stalkless, with obovate-triangular leaflets.

الأزهار

Inflorescence & flowers: Densely hairy stalks exceed the leaves and carry clusters of about 6–10 flowers, approximately 1 cm long. The calyx is very shaggy, with fine, awl-shaped teeth. The corolla is pale pink.

الثمار والبذور

Fruit: Swollen, oblong to somewhat conical pods, slightly pointed and scarcely exceeding the calyx.

مواسم النبات

الفنلوجية

Phenology: Flowering March–July.

الانتشار الموثق

Lebanese distribution: Beirut, Nahr el Mott, Antelias, Nahr Beirut, Nahr el Kelb, Araya, Jamhour, Broummana, Bzoummar, Bikfaya, below Beit Mery, Asfouriye, Bhamdoun, Harissa, Chahtoul, Dhour Choueir, Akkar mountains and Bekish.

Syrian distribution: Qadmous, Massiaf, Bhamra, Haffe, Jaoubat Bourghal, Ain Haramiyye, Wadi Qandil, Bassit, Baghtche Caz and Askorane.

Native range: Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Corse, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe.

Introduced into: Germany, Great Britain, Ireland.

لمحة نباتية

بنية النبات

Life-form & habit: Subshrub with fine spreading hairs and erect, cylindrical stems, 30–60 cm tall.

الفصيلة والتصنيف

الاسم العلمي المقبول

Lotus hirsutus

الفصيلة

بقولية

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قتاد خطافي

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