caltrops
Zygophyllaceae
Zygophyllaceae is a family of flowering plants that contains the bean-caper and caltrop. The family includes around 285 species in 22 genera.
Plants in the family Zygophyllaceae may be trees, shrubs, or herbs. They are often found in dry habitats. The leaves are usually opposite, often with stipules and spines. Some are cultivated as ornamental plants, such as species of the Guaiacum, Zygophyllum, Tribulus, and Larrea genera. King Clone, a creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) in California, is among the world's oldest documented living organisms.
8 branches of this family, most-observed first
Larreoideae
subfamilyLarreoideae
Tribuloideae
subfamilyTribuloideae
Zygophylloideae
subfamilyZygophylloideae
Morkillioideae
subfamilyMorkillioideae
Seetzenioideae
subfamilySeetzenioideae
Kelleronia
genusKelleronia
Metharme
genusMetharme
Miltianthus
genusMiltianthus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 68207.