Zygophyllum coccineum L.

Species

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Characteristics

A herb or low shrub. It can grow 50 cm tall. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems have many branches. The leaves are twice divided. They are bright green. The leaflets are cylinder shaped and almost triangle shaped. The flowers are small and white. The petals are spoon shaped. The fruit is a capsule up to 1 cm long. It is cylinder shaped or has 5 angles. They occur singly in the axils of leaves. The seeds are oval and lumpy.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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Nitrogen fixer present
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Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in the desert in wadis. It can tolerate salty soils.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible seeds
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Zygophyllum coccineum world distribution map, present in Egypt, Eritrea, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:873525-1
WFO ID wfo-0000429702
COL ID 5DBNP
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Synonyms

Tetraena coccinea Zygophyllum desertorum Zygophyllum berenicense Zygophyllum coccineum