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Zygophyllaceae FAMILY

Zygophyllum creticum

Zygophyllum creticum

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitShrub
Growth—

Zygophyllum creticum is a plant mainly of the subtropical zone, where it grows in arid and semi-arid environments.

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Zygophyllum+creticum>

Pollinators

Insects

References

  1. [1]A revision of the desert shrub Fagonia (Zygophyllaceae) — Björn-Axel Beier · 2005 · http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1477200005001684 ↩︎An excellent revision, though the entire genus has since been transferred to Zygophyllum.
  2. [2]Taxonomy and Ethnobotany of Medicinal Plants in Eastern Region of Libya — Farag. M. El-Mokasabi et al · 2018 · http://10.9790/2402-1208011423 · ISBN 2319-2399 ↩︎
  3. [3]Indian Medicinal Plants; An Illustrated Dictionary — Khare C.P. (Ed.) · Springer-Verlag Berlin/Heidelberg · 2007 · ISBN 978-0-387-70637-5 ↩︎
  4. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎