Zygophyllum macropterum C. A. Mey.

Herbs, perennial, 5-25 cm tall. Root thick, woody. Stems spreading to erect, scabrous. Stipules white, distinct, ovate to lanceolate, membranous, margin serrate or fringed. Leaves with 6-10 leaflets; petiole 1-2 cm; leaflet blades obovate to oblong, 5-12 × 2-8 mm. Flowers axillary, 1 or 2. Pedicel 2-7 mm, erect at anthesis but later pendulous. Sepals elliptic, 5-6 × 4-5 mm, apex obtuse to acute. Petals orange, obovate, longer than sepals, apex obtuse to emarginate. Stamens 10, 5 equal to petal length, 5 shorter than petal length; appendages oblong. Capsule globose to ovoid-globose, 2-4.5 × 2-4 cm, wings 5-12 mm wide and membranous. Seeds yellow to grayish green, obliquely lanceolate, 5-9 × 2-3 mm, slightly compressed. Fl. Apr-May, fr. May-Aug.

Hills, river terraces. Xinjiang [Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan; W Asia].