قتاد ماعزي

القَتَاد الماعزي

Astragalus caprinus

الفصيلة بقولية · Fabaceae

معرض النبات

حقوق الصور وإسنادها

الأوراق: Leaves : Imparipinnate; leaflets numerous (10–20 pairs), small, oblong to elliptic (4–10 mm), densely sericeous on both surfaces; rachis and petiole similarly hairy; stipules membranous, partly adnate.
الأزهار: Inflorescence & flowers : Axillary racemes, short to moderately elongated, few- to several-flowered; peduncles shorter than or equalling the leaves; flowers pale yellow to creamy-white; calyx tubular, densely hairy with narrow subulate teeth; standard slightly exceeding wings and keel.
الثمار والبذور: Fruit : Legumes ovoid to oblong, slightly inflated, densely pubescent, often somewhat curved; containing several seeds; dehiscent at maturity.

Habitat & elevation : Dry rocky slopes, steppe formations, and open limestone terrains; 800–1800 m.

الفنلوجية: Phenology : Flowers from April to June; fruiting from May to July.

Lebanese distribution : Likely confined to the Beqa‘a plain margins and Anti-Lebanon slopes; scattered and local.

Native range : Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Tunisia, Türkiye.

بنية النبات: Life-form & habit : Perennial chamaephyte forming low, cushion-like or diffuse tufts; stems short, ascending to prostrate, densely covered with appressed silky hairs, giving a greyish aspect.
دورة الحياة: معمرة

Astragalus hamosus

Biserrula epiglottis (L.) Coulot