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]
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| Close-up of flower and leaves | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Zygophyllales |
| Family: | Zygophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Zygophyllum |
| Species: | Z. dumosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Zygophyllum dumosum | |
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Tetraena dumosa (Boiss.) Beier & Thulin | |
References
edit- ^ a b "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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