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Hippocrepis areolata Desv.

أم حَلَق

Syn. Hippocrepis bicontorta Lois. (1827)

Fabaceae
  • Morphological Description
    • Description
      Annual herb. Leaves shortly petiolate; leaflets 3-5 pairs, 8-15 x 1-3 mm, narrowly linear-oblong, emarginate. Flowers bright yellow, about 6 mm long, in peduncled, capitate-umbellate racemes. Pods contorted and coiled circinate, the edges of horseshoe-sharped sinuses projecting as horn-like processes.
  • Habitat and Distribution
    • Geographical Distribution Range
      This Med-Saharo-Arabian species is distributed from Morocco and Algeria to Iran. For the Arabian Peninsula, it is native to Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Gulf states, Yemen and Qatar.
  • Ecology
    • Phenology
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    • IUCN Red List Category
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      Not Evaluated
  • Uses and Values
    • Other Usages
      Palatable
    • Description of Traditional Uses
      No specific documented uses were identified in accessible literature.
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Hippocrepis areolata fruit
Hippocrepis areolata fruit
Hippocrepis areolata leaves
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Hippocrepis areolata stem
Hippocrepis areolata flower