Fagonia latifolia is a slender, annual herb that reaches up to 10-20 cm and covered with brownish glandular hairs. Stems are branched, erect, angular, striate, with stipular spines. Leaves are mostly 3-foliolate with broadly obovate, the terminal leaflet longer and broader than the 2 lateral ones; the basal leaves are arranged in a rosette. Flowers are rose and the fruit is a hairy capsule.
Galala Desert, South Red Sea Coast, North Red Sea Coast.
Egypt, North and Central Sahara.
Desert Wadis.
Annual
Height: 10-20 cm