The Zygophyllaceae

Canary Islands Bean-caper Canary Islands Bean-caper Cretan Fagonia Cretan Fagonia



Caltrops Family - Zygophyllaceae

Canary Islands Bean-caper      Zygophyllum fontanesii

Native in the Canary Islands and from Morocco to Senegal. A succulent subshrub of coastal regions.

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Habit
Flowers
Flower
Leaves
Zygophyllum fontanesii Zygophyllum fontanesii Zygophyllum fontanesii Zygophyllum fontanesii
Leaves
Leaf
Seed capsules
Old seed capsules


Cretan Fagonia      Zygophyllum creticum

Native in the Canary Islands and eastwards through the Mediterranean Region to the Levant. Common in a wide range of stony places, coastal areas and disturbed ground.

Cretan Fagonia Cretan Fagonia Cretan Fagonia Cretan Fagonia
Habit
Flower
Flower
Leaves
Cretan Fagonia Cretan Fagonia Cretan Fagonia Cretan Fagonia
Leaf
Leaf
Spiny stems
Seed capsule