Zygophyllum

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Plant Characteristics

Lifespan:	⌛	[[Lifespan::Perennial]]
Origin:	✈	[[Origin::Med. to C Asia, S Africa, Australia]]

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Zygophyllaceae >

Zygophyllum >

Genus of 80 herbs or shrubs. Jointed branches. Belong to twinleaf (Zygophyllaceae) family.

Flowers from leaf axils. Come solitary or in pairs. Overlapping fleshy sepals.

Simple leaves or sometimes split into 2 fleshy leaflets having 2 spiny stipules.

Fruit is winged or angular capsule.

Cultivation

Need protection of a greenhouse in cold climates.

Propagation

Seed or springtime cuttings.

Species

There are over 50 species including the following:

• Zygophyllum giessii
• Zygophyllum fabago
• Zygophyllum simile
• Zygophyllum stapfii (Dollar Bush)

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References

• w:Zygophyllum. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
• Zygophyllum QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
• Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881926248