| Zygophyllum dumosum | |
|---|---|
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| Habit | |
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| Close-up of flower and leaves | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Rosids | 
| Order: | Zygophyllales | 
| Family: | Zygophyllaceae | 
| Genus: | Zygophyllum | 
| Species: | Z. dumosum | 
| Binomial name | |
| Zygophyllum dumosum | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Tetraena dumosa (Boiss.) Beier & Thulin | |
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.[1][2] It is a dominant shrub in the highlands of the Negev Desert.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Zygophyllum dumosum Boiss". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ↑  "Zygophyllum dumosum". Wildflowers of Israel. IsraelBiz. Retrieved 22 January 2022. זוגן השיח 
- ↑ Kaplan, Drora; Maymon, Maskit; Agapakis, Christina M.; Lee, Andrew; Wang, Andrew; Prigge, Barry A.; Volkogon, Mykola; Hirsch, Ann M. (2013). "A survey of the microbial community in the rhizosphere of two dominant shrubs of the Negev Desert highlands, Zygophyllum dumosum (Zygophyllaceae) and Atriplex halimus (Amaranthaceae), using cultivation-dependent and cultivation-independent methods". American Journal of Botany. 100 (9): 1713–1725. doi:10.3732/ajb.1200615. PMID 23975635.
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