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Zygophyllum molle (Delile) Christenh. & Byng  
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FamilyZYGOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesZygophyllum molle (Delile) Christenh. & Byng 
BibliographyGlobal Fl. 4: 93 (2018)
Native RangeEgypt to Syria and Saudi Arabia
Primary BiomeDesert or Dry Shrubland
Habitatdry, sandy grassland
Descriptionadpressed lanate, erect, densely leafy, spines hirsute, leaves ternate, petiolate, leaflets ovate, mucronate, flowers solitary, large, sepals ovate, hirsute
Size20-30cm
Colorpink-purple
Bloomspring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationdry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in spring
SynonymsFagonia boveana (Hadidi) El Karemy & El Naggar
Fagonia cistoides Delile ex T.Anderson
Fagonia grandiflora Boiss.
Fagonia grandiflora var. sparseglandulosa Bornm.
Fagonia mollis Delile
Fagonia mollis var. boveana Hadidi
Fagonia mollis var. densiglandulosa Hadidi
Fagonia mollis var. grandiflora (Boiss.) Post
Fagonia mollis var. hispida Zohary
Fagonia tristis Sickenb.
Fagonia tristis var. boveana Hadidi
Territory2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (EGY Egypt)
3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai)
     35 Arabian Peninsula (SAU Saudi Arabia)
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