Fagonia cretica

Fagonia cretica
Fagonia cretica
Bright sunlight: Flower,
stems, and leaves
Scientific 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.

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