Zilla spinosa

Zilla spinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Zilla Forssk.
Species:	Z. spinosa
Binomial name
Zilla spinosa (L.) Prantl
Synonyms [1]
Bunias spinosaL. (1767) (basionym) Myagrum spinosum(L.) Lam. Zilla myagroides var. macrocarpaDC.

Zilla is a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae. It includes a single species, Zilla spinosa, that grows in the Sahara-Arabian deserts of northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. ^[1]

Description

Their flowers are light violet.

Subspecies

Four subspecies are accepted. ^[1]

• Zilla spinosa subsp. biparmata(O.E.Schulz) Maire & Weiller
• Zilla spinosa subsp. costataMaire & Weiller
• Zilla spinosa subsp. macroptera(Coss.) Maire & Weiller
• Zilla spinosa subsp. spinosa

Formerly placed here

• Physorhynchus chamaerapistrum (as Zilla chamaerapistrumBoiss. and Zilla schouwioidesBoiss.) ^[2]

References

1. "Zilla spinosa (L.) Prantl". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 3 October 2025.
2. "Physorhynchus chamaerapistrum (Boiss.) Boiss". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 3 October 2025.