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Bushy Bean Caper

Zygophyllum dumosum

Bushy Bean Caper
Photo: איתן פרמן, CC BY-SA 3.0

Zygophyllum dumosum is a small, bushy desert shrub from the Middle East and North Africa, found in dry highlands such as the Negev. It is a wild plant of arid shrubland and is not commonly grown as a garden or houseplant, so care advice is mainly general guidance for dry-climate shrubs.

Family
Zygophyllaceae (Zygophyll family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out fully between waterings; it tolerates drought well.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty soil with good drainage.
Temperature
Suited to hot, dry conditions; protect from frost, as it grows in mild winters in its native range.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
E. Egypt to Jordan
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Zygophyllum dumosum (syn. Tetraena dumosa), the bushy bean-caper, is a species of flowering plant in the family Zygophyllaceae, native to Egypt, the Sinai Peninsula, and the Levant. It is a dominant shrub in the highlands of the Negev Desert.

Other Tetraena plants

Zygophyllum fontanesii · Zygophyllum pterocaule

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Zygophyllum dumosum 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.

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