Zygophyllaceae
Syrian beancaper
Zygophyllum fabago
- Family
- Zygophyllaceae
- Genus
- Zygophyllum
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 豆型霸王, 驼蹄瓣, 骆驼蹄瓣, 短果驼蹄瓣
- English
- Syrian beancaper
- Russian
- Каперса стручковая
Synonyms
- Fabago alata Moench
- Fabago major Sweet
- Zygophyllum fabagineum St.-Lag.
- Zygophyllum fabago subsp. dolichocarpum Popov ex Hadidi
- Zygophyllum fabago subsp. dolichocarpum Popov
- Zygophyllum fabago subsp. fabago
- Zygophyllum fabago subsp. orientale Boriss. ex Hadidi
- Zygophyllum fabago var. typicum Popov
- Zygophyllum micronatum Opiz
- Zygophyllum typicum (Popov) C.Regel
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Yuriy Kvach, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ziegler175, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ziegler175, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.