| Family | ZYGOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Zygophyllum pterocapum Bunge |
| Synonyms | Zygophyllum altaicum Stephan ex Ledeb. |
| Habitat | saltings |
| Description | root thick, ligneous, stems ramose, debile, leaflets 4-6, linear-oblong to lanceolate, 5-15mm, glaucous, flowers axillary, 1-2, pedicellate, petals 7-8mm, oblong-obovate |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | whitish orange |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | 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
Siberia (Altay ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) China (Inner Mongolia , China North-Central , Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ZYGOPHYLLACEAE
pterocarpum tuvinicum Peschkova, Fl. Sibir. 10: 33 (1996)
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