Flowering
- Jan1
- Feb2
- Mar3
- Apr4
- May5
- Jun6
- Jul7
- Aug8
- Sep9
- Oct10
- Nov11
- Dec12
Distribution
Geogr. District
- Dead-Sea Valley (Rare)
- Southern Negev (Common)
- Arava Valley (Common)
Vegetation Units
Description & Remarks
Family
Additional Names
- Hebrew with Vowels:
- זוּגָן אָדֹם
תכונות וזיהוי
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הפרי גלילי, מוארך ובעל 5 צלעות.
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הצמח בעל גון ירוק בהיר.
- Life form (Raunkiaer):
- chamaephyte
- Spinescence:
- absent
- Succulence:
- leaf succulent
- Summer Shedding:
- perennating
- Petal or tepal color:
- pink, white
- Sexuality and Reproductive Morphology:
- Flowers hermaphrodite only
- Sporangia or Seed Homogeneity:
- Homogeneous seeds-fruits
- Flowering Time:
- April, March, February
- Leaf arrangement:
- opposite (two leaves per node)
- Leaf Type:
- cylindrical or terete
- Leaf or leaflet margin:
- other
- Stipule:
- absent
- Habitat:
- Desert, Thermophilous plants
- Chorotype:
- Saharo-Arabian
- Drought Resistence:
- Salt Resistance:
- halophyte
- Synanthrop:
- obligate natural
Taxonomy
- Superdivision:
- Spermatophyta
- Division:
- Angiospermae
- Class:
- Dicotyledoneae
- Family:
- Zygophyllaceae
- Genus:
- Zygophyllum
Zygophyllum coccineum in the Botanic Library
- Vegetation of Israel