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Tetraena fontanesii
Also called Canarian Bean Caper
Zygophyllum fontanesii is a small, salt- and drought-tolerant shrub from the Canary Islands, Cape Verde and northwest Africa, growing up to about 50 cm tall. It is a desert and coastal species rarely grown in gardens, so it needs full sun, sharp drainage and very little water.
Zygophyllum fontanesii, synonym Tetraena fontanesii, is a species of plant of the family Zygophyllaceae. It is found in Macaronesia and northwest Africa.
The plant occurs in the Canary Islands, Cape Verde and northwest Africa (Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania and Senegal).
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