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Zygophyllum chilense is a small perennial subshrub from the dry deserts and coastal shrublands of northern Chile and Peru. It is a drought-adapted plant that needs full sun, sharp drainage, and very little water.
Zygophyllum chilense is a species of flowering plant in the family Zygophyllaceae. It is a perennial herb native to northern Chile and Peru. It was formerly known as Fagonia chilensis but the genus Fagonia is now regarded as synonym to Zygophyllum.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Zygophyllum chilense by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
