Hippocrepis constricta Kunze
أم القرين
Fabaceae
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Morphological Description
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Description
Annual herb. Leaves shortly petiolate; leaflets 2-3 pairs, obovate to oblong, 3-8 x 2-4 mm, obtuse or emarginate. Flowers creamy to pale yellow, about 5 mm long, 1-4 in peduncled, capitate, axillary racemes. Pods straight or arcuate, pubescent to glabrescent, 15-30 x 2-4 mm; horseshoe-shaped sinuses in line, with projecting sinus-edges.
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Description
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Habitat and Distribution
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Geographical Distribution Range
This Saharo-Arabian species is distributed from Morocco and Mauritania to Iran and Pakistan. For the Arabian Peninsula, it is native to Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Gulf states, Oman and Qatar.
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Ecology
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Phenology
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecFloweringFructification
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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
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Phenology
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Uses and Values
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Other Usages
Palatable
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Description of Traditional Uses
No specific documented uses were identified in accessible literature.
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Other Usages