About Fagonia pachyacantha Rydb.
Fagonia pachyacantha is a spreading perennial herb that reaches no more than 1 metre (3.3 ft) in height. Its stems and foliage are very glandular. Each leaf is split into three flat, green leaflets, and straight, pointed, spine-like stipules grow at the base of each leaf group. Individual flowers are roughly 1.5 centimeters wide, and they emerge from the leaf axils where leaves are sparsely arranged. Each flower has five purplish pink petals, whose bases narrow into thin claws. The fruit it produces is a rounded capsule around half a centimeter long.
