Plants Native to Western Sahara
PlantoScan's database lists 18 plants native to Western Sahara that have a full care guide. The best-represented families are Apiaceae (4), Sapotaceae (3) and Zygophyllaceae (3), and the largest genera include Fagonia, Helianthemum and Argania.
Native ranges come from each species' recorded natural distribution, so the list includes wild species alongside familiar garden plants and houseplants. Plants with complete care profiles and photos are listed first; each card links to a care guide with watering, light, temperature and toxicity data.
Plants native to Western Sahara
Argan
Argania
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Mormon Tea
Ephedra altissima
EphedraceaeMehdi ChetibiCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Fagonia zilloides
ZygophyllaceaeLoïc ChalmandrierCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Canary Rock-rose
Helianthemum canariense
CistaceaeChristoph MoningCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Raetam
Retama raetam
Fabaceaeshahar chaikinCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
False pennyroyal
Sclerosciadium
ApiaceaeOlivier ArgagnonCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Water carpet
Sclerosciadium nodiflorum
ApiaceaeOlivier ArgagnonCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Sideroxylon spinosum
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- ArganArgania spinosaPlantoScan
Argan
Argania spinosa
Sapotaceae - Fagonia malvanaFagonia malvanaPlantoScan
Fagonia malvana
Zygophyllaceae - RetamGenista raetamPlantoScan
Retam
Genista raetam
Fabaceae - Common RockroseHelianthemum canescensPlantoScan
Common Rockrose
Helianthemum canescens
Cistaceae - LigusticumSchoenoselinumPlantoScan
Ligusticum
Schoenoselinum
Apiaceae - Giant fennelSchoenoselinum foeniculoidesPlantoScan
Giant fennel
Schoenoselinum foeniculoides
Apiaceae - Ribbon plantTraganopsisPlantoScan
Ribbon plant
Traganopsis
Amaranthaceae - Roundleaf mintbushTraganopsis glomerataPlantoScan
Roundleaf mintbush
Traganopsis glomerata
Amaranthaceae - Zygophyllum albumZygophyllum zilloidesPlantoScan
Zygophyllum album
Zygophyllum zilloides
Zygophyllaceae
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