Habitat: bajadas,valleys
Life Form: subshrub
Leaf Description: alternate or opposite trifoliate,glandular
Flower Color: magenta or pink
Flowering Period: spring
Spines: straight
Family: Zygophyllaceae (caltrop family)
Abundance: uncommon
Additional Information:
Felger, R.S. and S. Rutman. 2016. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A Flora of Southwestern Arizona. Part 20. Eudicots: Solanaceae to Zygophyllaceae. Phytoneuron 2016-52: 1-66. Published 4 August 2016. ISSN 2153 733X page 54 (7.5 MB pdf)