| Family | ZYGOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Zygophyllum brachypterum Kar. & Kir. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 15: 397 (1842) |
| Native Range | Kazakhstan to c. Iran and n. China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | 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 | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Zygophyllum fabago ssp. brachypterum (Kar. & Kir.) Popov |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) 36 China (CHN China North-Central, CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |