| Family | ZYGOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Zygophyllum brachypterum Kar. & Kir. |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Description | roots thick, ligneous, stems fragile, leaves with 2 leaflets, petiolate, leaflets oblong to oblanceolate, thin, flowers axillary, solitary or in pair, petals 5, ovate |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in spring |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) Western Asia (Iran ) China (China North-Central , Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ZYGOPHYLLACEAE
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