Fagonia laevis

California fagonbush

Family: Zygophyllaceae · Type: shrub · Native

California fagonbush is a California native shrub found in the Mojave Desert (Bioregion D) on rocky hillsides and sandy washes at elevations below 1,200 meters. Flowering from March to May and November to January, this plant produces small flowers approximately 1 centimeter wide. Growing as a compact shrub less than 1 meter tall with intricately branched stems, it forms a dense and intricate structure. Its leaves have 3 to 9 millimeter leaflets that are typically narrower than the petiole, generally 1 to 4 millimeters wide. The fruit is 4 to 5 millimeters wide and minutely hairy, with a style 1 to 2 millimeters long that is wider at its base.

Habitat: Rocky hillsides, sandy washes

Bloom period: Mar-May, Nov--Jan

Elevation: < 1200 m

Bioregions: D

California counties: San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego, Imperial, Inyo

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.