Brassicaceae

Spiny zilla

Zilla spinosa (L.) Prantl

Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Zilla

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Spiny zilla: Zilla spinosa (L.) Prantl, Nahal Roded, Eilat Mountains, Israel, January 17, 2013. — Photo: Gideon Pisanty, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: الشبرق، زلة, شبرم ، سلة شائكة
English: Spiny zilla

Synonyms

Myagrum spinosum (L.) Lam.
Zilla macrocarpa D.Dietr.
Zilla myagrum Forssk.
Zilla spinosa var. spinosa

Photos

Photo: Gideon Pisanty, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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). About our plant data.