Pale Twinleaf
Fruit
Violet Twinleaf
Size
| Pale Twinleaf Fruit | | Violet Twinleaf Size | | ||
 | Class: | Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida) | |||
| Order: | Twinleaves (Zygophyllales) | ||||
| Family: | Caltrop (Zygophyllaceae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Violet Twinleaf (Roepera iodocarpa) | ||||
| This Photo: | 🔍Habit🔎 | ||||
| Synonym: | Zygophyllum iodocarpum | ||||
Thank you Ralph Foster for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found in the Murray Mallee SA and possibly elsewhere The fruits should have 5 wings. Notice here we happen to centre on the one that only had 4. This highlights how small they are and wasn't intentional. Not sure if this is a one off mutation, or if the number of wings varies. Also notice the petals are small & white. We didn't see the normally larger yellow petals associated with this species. When these shots were taken there had been significant rainfall recently, but the ground has already dried out, becoming dusty. Found in an area that may be an ephemeral lake. | |||||
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