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Zygophyllum qatarense
Bean Caper (Arabic: Haram, (Harm) Rotreet, Balbal, Theromet)
Origin: Common along the Arabian Gulf Coast.
| Family |
| Zygophyllaceae |
| Genus |
| Zygophyllum |
| Species |
| qatarense |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Height |
| 60-80 cm |
| Spread |
| 1-1.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Shape |
| Mounding to loosely sprawling. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| ID Characteristic |
| Succulent in nature with the plant forming a loosely mounding shrub-like perennial. |
| Habitat |
| A salt tolerant species that can be found on low dunes, offshore islands and sandy plains. |
| Leaf Description |
| The succulent, opposite leaves are 3-8 mm long on a petiole of equal length. The glossy leaves are almost cylindrical to spherical in shape and are green but sometimes yellow. |
| Flower Description |
| The 5 mm flowers are solitary, white in colour, with five petals enclosed by green-brown succulent sepals. The stamens protrude on short stalks from the leaf nodes. |
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