Fagonia cretica

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Fagonia cretica
Bright sunlight: Flower,stems, and leaves
Bright sunlight: Flower,
stems, and leaves
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Zygophyllales
Family: Zygophyllaceae
Genus: Fagonia
Species: F. cretica
Binomial name
Fagonia cretica
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Fagonia cretica, (Manto de la Virgen in Spanish, Mantle of the Virgin) is a species of plant in the Zygophyllaceae, the Caltrop family, specifically the fagonbushes. It is found in Alicante Province, Spain and the Balearic Islands.

The Manto de la Virgen is a plant of rocky coastlines, especially on Cabrera, Formentera, Ibiza, and Mallorca of the Islands. It is a creeping plant and has star-shaped, 5-narrow petal, violet to light violet flowers.

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