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Fagonia cretica
Fagonia cretica (also listed as Zygophyllum creticum) is a low, creeping, sprawling shrub from dry Mediterranean coasts and rocky ground. It is a hardy wild plant of sun-baked, free-draining sites, and it is rarely grown as an ornamental, so cultivation advice is limited.
Zygophyllum creticum formerly known as Fagonia cretica is a species of plant in the caltrop family (Zygophyllaceae). It is native to dry regions of the Mediterranean Basin in North Africa (in Cape Verde, Canary Islands, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt), Southern Europe (in the Balearic Islands, Portugal, Southeast Spain, Sicily, and Greece) and West Asia (in Saudi Arabia and the Sinai peninsula).
Zygophyllum creticum is a plant of rocky coastlines. It is a creeping plant with fleshy leaves and star-shaped flowers with 5-narrow, purple or violet to light violet petals.
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