قتاد حرموني

القَتَاد الحرموني

Astragalus hermoneus

الفصيلة بقولية · Fabaceae

معرض النبات

حقوق الصور وإسنادها

Leb. Syr.

بنية النبات: Life-form & habit : Dwarf, cushion-forming subshrub, 5–15 cm tall. Stems short, closely set with spiny leaves, glabrescent between the stipules, which are themselves glabrous. Leaves : Petiole and rachis yellowish, puberulent, 2–4 cm long, with the spine shorter than the uppermost leaflets. Leaflets in 7–8 pairs, very small, obovate, obtuse, and sparsely pubescent. Inflorescence & flowers : Peduncles shorter than the leaves, bearing short racemes of 3–4 briefly pedicellate flowers. Bracts membranous, yellowish, ciliate on the margin. Calyx : Campanulate-tubular, 5–6 mm, with teeth one-third the length of the tube. Corolla : Flesh-pink, scarcely reaching 2 cm; standard slightly longer than wings and keel. Fruit : Pods twice the length of the calyx, glabrous, yellowish, tapered at both ends. Phenology : Flowers from April to August depending on altitude. Habitat & elevation : Prefers non-calcareous or decalcified substrates. Lebanese distribution : Mm. Jabal Barouk, Jabal Sannine, ‘Aïn Saoua‘ir (on sandstone), Cedars of Bsharré, Marj Hin, Jabal Qamou‘a, Jabal Matrafé, Marj ‘Asfour. Syrian distribution : Hermon (above Zebdani), Jabal Chekif, Tala‘at Moussa, Birket el-Foukhté, J.D. Soueida–Sâlé, Tell Qpuleib, above Soueida. Regional range : Endemic to Lebanon and Syria