Fagonbushes
Fagonia
Fagonia is a genus of wild, flowering plants in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae, having about 35 species. Species occurring in the US are commonly referred to as fagonbushes. The distribution of the genus includes parts of Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Mid-East, India, and parts of the Americas. Fagonia species have been used ethnobotanically by traditional practitioners under Ayurvedic and other healing regimes for many maladies. Species occur in deserts, dry washes, ditches and on rocky
28 branches of this genus, most-observed first
California fagonbush
speciesFagonia laevis
Virgin's Mantle
speciesFagonia cretica
sticky fagonbush
speciesFagonia pachyacantha
Fagonia chilensis
speciesFagonia chilensis
Common Fagonia
speciesFagonia mollis
Fagonia bruguieri
complexFagonia bruguieri
Fagonia arabica
complexFagonia arabica
Fagonia sinaica
speciesFagonia sinaica
Fagonia glutinosa
speciesFagonia glutinosa
Fagonia californica
speciesFagonia californica
Fagonia longispina
speciesFagonia longispina
Fagonia kahirina
speciesFagonia kahirina
Fagonia ovalifolia
speciesFagonia ovalifolia
Fagonia latifolia
speciesFagonia latifolia
Fagonia barclayana
speciesFagonia barclayana
Namib Fagg
speciesFagonia isotricha
Cape Fagg
speciesFagonia capensis
Fagonia palmeri
speciesFagonia palmeri
Fagonia harpago
speciesFagonia harpago
Fagonia orientalis
speciesFagonia orientalis
Fagonia villosa
speciesFagonia villosa
Fagonia jolyi
speciesFagonia jolyi
Fagonia indica
complexFagonia indica
Fagonia densa
speciesFagonia densa
Fagonia scoparia
speciesFagonia scoparia
Fagonia malvana
speciesFagonia malvana
Fagonia socotrana
speciesFagonia socotrana
Fagonia albiflora
speciesFagonia albiflora
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 72132.