Farsetia Turra

Genus composed of 28 species, of which at least 3 are in North Africa, and of these, 2 are generally subshrubs with woody stems and branches.

Key to species

1 Flowers with petals just longer than the calyx. Siliques narrow (< 0.5 cm), elongated (> 2 cm), linear Farsetia occidentalis

1 Flowers with much longer petals than the calyx. Siliques wide (< 1.5 cm) shorter (> 1 cm), ovate to oblong 2

2 Silique 6-9 mm wide and 10-25 mm long Farsetia aegyptia

2 Silique 2.5-5 mm wide and 25-50 mm long Farsetia longisiliqua

Updated by: H. Sainz & J. Charco.