Fagonia californica Benth. var. laevis (Standl.) L.D. Benson
Fagonia californica Benth. var. longipes (Standl.) L.D. Benson
Fagonia longipes Standl.
Fagonia laevis Standl.
California fagonbush
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2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 14 cm) 
2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm) 
2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California · ≈ 17 × 12″ (44 × 29 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Sapindales | Includes citrus; maples, horse-chestnuts, lychees and rambutans; mangos and cashews; frankincense and myrrh; mahogany and neem |
| Family | Zygophyllaceae | The caltrop family, with about 250 species |
| Genus | Fagonia | After Guy-Crescent Fagon (1638-1718), a French chemist, botanist and chief physician to Louis XIV from 1693 until the King’s death in 1715. From 1671 to 1708 he was Professor of Botany at the Paris Jardin du Roi and from 1699 to 1718 its Director |
| Species | laevis | Smooth, free from hairs or roughness |
Fagonia laevis description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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