Zygophyllum dumosum

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]

Zygophyllum dumosum
Habit
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 Boiss.
Synonyms[1]
Tetraena dumosa (Boiss.) Beier & Thulin

References

1. "Zygophyllum dumosum Boiss". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
2. "Zygophyllum dumosum". Wildflowers of Israel. IsraelBiz. Retrieved 22 January 2022. זוגן השיח
3. 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.