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Zygophyllum pinnatum Cham.  
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FamilyZYGOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesZygophyllum pinnatum Cham. 
BibliographyLinnaea 5: 48 (1830)
Native Rangee. Europe to sw. Siberia and Xinjiang
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionscabrously pubescent, stems procumbent, leaves 4-5-jugate, leaflets minute, elliptic, flowers solitary, sepals obovate-oblong, petals spathulate, obtuse, long as calyx
Size10-25cm
Colorrose
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in spring
SynonymsZygophyllum macropterum C.A.Mey.
Zygophyllum macropterum var. microphyllum Boriss.
Zygophyllum pinnatum ssp. chakassicum Peschkova
Zygophyllum sieversianum Stephan
Territory1 Europe
     14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia)
3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (ALT Altay, KRA Krasnoyarsk)
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan)
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran)
     36 China (CHX Xinjiang)
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