| Syrian beancaper | USDA PLANTS Symbol: ZYFA U.S. Nativity: Exotic Habit: Shrub or Subshrub Forbs/Herbs |
| Zygophyllum fabago L. |
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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Sapindales: Zygophyllaceae |
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| Native Range: Temp. & trop. Asia, Europe (GRIN); | |
Syrian beancaper is an herbaceous, perennial plant with a bushy habit that grows up to 1.5 ft. (0.6 m) tall. The flowers are whitish, yellow or copper-orange, 5-petaled and appear in May to August. Seed pods are up to 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm) long, oblong and ribbed. The opposite, compound leaves consist of two leaflets giving them a Y-shaped appearance. Leaves are thick, fleshy and glabrous. Syrian beancaper usually forms large colonies and invades roadsides, abandoned gardens and other disturbed sites by producing new shoots from laterally creeping roots. It is a state-listed noxious weed in five western states and has been found in New York and Pennsylvania. Syrian beancaper is native to the Mediterranean region and central Asia. |
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Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
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| Selected Images from Invasive.org | View All Images at Invasive.org |
 Plant(s); Dell O. Clark, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); California Department of Food and Agriculture Archive, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; California Department of Food and Agriculture Archive, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); California Department of Food and Agriculture Archive, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); California Department of Food and Agriculture Archive, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); with flower and fruit Dell O. Clark, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Dell O. Clark, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); fruit and leaves. Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
| EDDMapS Distribution: This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from USDA Plants Database. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org Alternative content
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 State(s) Where Reported invasive. Based on state level agency and organization lists of invasive plants from WeedUS database. Alternative content
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| Invasive Listing Sources: |
| Faith Campbell, 1998 |
| Pacific Northwest Exotic Pest Plant Council, 1998 |
