Polygonaceae
Calligonum aphyllum
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Calligonum
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Common names
By language (4)
- Azerbaijani
- Yаrpаqsız cuzqun
- Chinese
- 无叶沙拐枣, 無葉沙拐棗
- Kazakh
- Қызыл жүзгін
- Russian
- Жузгун безлистный
Synonyms
- Calligonum aphyllum var. crispatum Litv.
- Calligonum pallasia L'Hér.
- Calligonum polygonoides Pall.
Flowers
- In flower
- May (from 7 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Konstantin Grebennikov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Pavel Smirnov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alexandra Kaganova, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Konstantin Grebennikov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alexandra Kaganova, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alexandra Kaganova, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Konstantin Grebennikov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Konstantin Grebennikov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Konstantin Grebennikov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Konstantin Grebennikov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Svetlana Polevova, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Konstantin Grebennikov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.