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Fagonia laevis

Fagonia laevis Standl.

California Fagonbush, Fagonia

Zygophyllaceae (Creosote-Bush Family)

Synonym(s): Fagonia californica ssp. laevis, Fagonia californica var. laevis, Fagonia californica var. longipes, Fagonia longipes

USDA Symbol: FALA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

A low, round, open plant with green, forking, angular stems and scattered flowers like pale lavender stars at branch ends.

This plant is so open that it hardly casts a shadow. The stems and small leaves present little surface area to the sun and hot dry air, an adaptation to desert conditions that conserves precious water.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Pink , Purple
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Nov , Dec

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , NV , UT
Native Distribution: Southern Utah south through western Arizona and southeastern California to northwestern Mexico.
Native Habitat: Rocky slopes and washes in deserts.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Fagonia laevis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Fagonia laevis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Fagonia laevis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-05-25
Research By: TWC Staff

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