Fagonia

Taxobox
name = "Fagonia"

---

image_width = 230px
image_caption = Fagonia arabica
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Zygophyllales
familia = Zygophyllaceae
genus = "Fagonia"
genus_authority = L.

"Fagonia" is a genus of plants in the Zygophyllaceae (Caltrop) family. They are sometimes called fagonbushes. There are about 18 species. Their distribution includes parts of Africa, the Mediterranean, and parts of the Americas.

"Fagonia laevis" is a perennial herb of the United States desert southwest. It has opposite leaves, trifoliate with spinescent stipules, a pink corolla and smooth fruits.

Species include:
*"Fagonia albiflora"
*"Fagonia arabica"
*"Fagonia chilensis"
*"Fagonia cretica"
*"Fagonia glutinosa"
*"Fagonia laevis"(="Fagonia californica") - California Fagonbush
*"Fagonia mollis"
*"Fagonia pachyacantha"
*"Fagonia paulyana"
*"Fagonia scabra"

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7869,7870 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=FAGON USDA Plants Profile]

Mediterranean Species:
* [http://www.goredsea.com/en_magazine-archivebyissues-article-plantsoftheredseafagonia-magazinearticle.aspx?monthid=august2003 Refers to 30 species & medical history/common names] - goredsea.com