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Zygophyllaceae R. Brown. Common name: Creosote-bush Family.

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A family of about 27 genera and 240 species, trees, shrubs, and (rarely) herbs, of tropical and subtropical regions of the Old and New Worlds. Subfamilial classification follows Wu et al. (2018).

References: Porter (2016) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016); Sheahan In Kubitzki, Bayer, & Stevens (2007); Wu et al. (2018). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Keith Bradley | Kallstroemia maxima | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Guaiacum | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Paul Marcum | Tribulus terrestris source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Kallstroemia maxima | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Guaiacum | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Denys Vynokurov, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Denys Vynokurov | Zygophyllum source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Oleg Kosterin, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Oleg Kosterin | Zygophyllum source | Original Image ⭷

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