- Fagonia cretica
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Fagonia cretica Bright sunlight: Flower,
stems, and leavesScientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Zygophyllales Family: Zygophyllaceae Genus: Fagonia Species: F. cretica Binomial name Fagonia cretica
L.Fagonia cretica (Manto de la Virgen in Spanish, Mantle of the Virgin) is a species of plant in the Zygophyllaceae, the Caltrop family, specifically the fagonbushes. It is found in Alicante Province, Spain and the Balearic Islands.
The Manto de la Virgen is a plant of rocky coastlines, especially on Cabrera, Formentera, Ibiza, and Majorca of the islands. It is a creeping plant and has star-shaped, 5-narrow petal, violet to light violet flowers.
External links
- Topwalks - Fagonia cretica
- "University of the Balearic Islands" Species analysis-Fagonia cretica — herbarivirtual.uib.es
Categories:- Fagonia
- Flora of the Balearic Islands
- Flora of Spain
- Rosid stubs
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