| Fagonia | |
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| Fagonia arabica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Zygophyllales |
| Family: | Zygophyllaceae |
| Subfamily: | Zygophylloideae |
| Genus: | Fagonia L.[1] |
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Fagonia is a genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae. The roughly 18 species it contains are commonly known as fagonbushes. Their distribution includes parts of Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, and parts of the Americas.
Fagonia laevis is a perennial herb of the United States desert southwest. It has opposite leaves, trifoliate with spinescent stipules, a pink corolla and smooth fruits.
Mediterranean Species: