Botanical name

Roepera spinosa

Family

Zygophyllaceae

Synonym (old name)

Zygophyllum spinosum, Zygophyllum procumbens
Roepera spinosa
Roepera spinosa
Roepera spinosa
Roepera spinosa
Roepera spinosa
Roepera spinosa

Description

Erect or sprawling shrublet up to 1m. Leaves bifoliolate, leaflets semi-terete to cylindrical, grooved beneath; flowers yellow with or without red markings; fruits acute and 5-sutured when fresh, 5-angled and slightly ribbed when dry.

Habitat

Coastal sands and rocky ridges

Flower Date

June to September