Zygophyllum dumosum, Bean caper plant,
זוגן השיח
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| | Scientific name: |
| Zygophyllum dumosum Boiss. |
| Common name: |
| Bushy Bean caper plant |
| Hebrew name: |
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| Family: |
| Zygophyllaceae, זוגניים |
Date Picture Taken: Month xx, 200x
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| | Life form: |
| Chamaephyte, semi shrub |
| Leaves: |
| Opposite, succulent |
| Flowers: |
| white petals |
| Flowering Period: |
| February, March, April |
| Habitat: |
| Shrub-steppes, Desert | | Distribution: |
| Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Summer shedding: |
| perenatring |
Location: Golan Heights; Date Picture Taken: May 12, 2009
Derivation of the botanical name:
Zygophyllum, zygo (Greek), "joined, yoked"; phyllon, phyll, φυλλον, "leaf", foliage.
dumosus, dumos, "full of thorn bushes, bushy".
- The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810 – 1885), a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician.
Location: Golan Heights; Date Picture Taken: May 12, 2009
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