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Sticky fagonbush

Fagonia pachyacantha

Also called Sticky Fagonia

Sticky fagonbush
Photo: joedecruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Zygophyllaceae (Zygophyll family)

About

Fagonia pachyacantha is a species of flowering plant in the caltrop family known by the common name sticky fagonbush. It is native to the Sonoran Desert of northwest Mexico in Sonora and the Lower Colorado River Valley area at the California and Arizona border.

Other Fagonia plants

Virgin's Mantle · California fagonbush · Fagonbush · Zygophyllum chilense · Zygophyllum zilloides

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Fagonia pachyacantha by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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