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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Zygophyllales |
| Family: | Zygophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Roepera |
| Species: | R. similis |
| Binomial name | |
| Roepera similis | |
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Roepera similis (synonym Zygophyllum simile) is a succulent annual herb native to Australia.
It grows as a prostrate or erect annual herb, branching from the base and reaching a height of from four to 60 centimeters. Flowers are yellow or white. [2]
Roepera similis was first described in 1990 by Hansjörg Eichler as Zygophyllum simile, based on a specimen has collected from the Musgrave Ranges in South Australia in 1963. [3] It was transferred to the genus Roepera in 2003, [1] when Zygophyllum as then circumscribed was found not to be monophyletic. [4]
It occurs in every mainland state of Australia, favouring red or grey sandy soils. [5]
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