| Zilla | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Zilla |
Zilla is one of the most ancient brassicaceae, growing in the Sahara-Arabian extreme deserts, in Northern Africa and the Middle East.
Zilla is a short leaved herbaceous naked, bluish-waxy perennial or an annual with a roundish canopy. Fruits are chickpea-like.
Their flowers are light violet. In rainy years Zilla spinosa forms nice violets patches in the deserts.