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Gallweed (Zygophyllum apiculatum)
Photo: (c) Hugo Innes, some rights reserved (CC BY) (CC BY), via iNaturalist. Species-typical, not necessarily this cultivar.

Gallweed

Zygophyllum apiculatum (accepted: Roepera apiculata) · Zygophyllaceae · all Zygophyllum records · also called Pointed Twin-leaf

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Pointed Twin-leaf opens with Fire Resistant and Retardant Plants, the selected laboratory lineage. Zygophyllum apiculatum remains on-list on the evidence table, and its source pack is limited evidence.

The study line, computed listing, and evidence depth remain distinct on apiculatum. The related plants section supplies comparison without extending the laboratory source attached here. A return to the accepted evidence keeps the on-list direction visible but does not add another cited row. The compact study label points to the full evidence entry rather than replacing its title or scope for Pointed Twin-leaf.

Form
shrub
Region
Victoria, Australia
Rated in
Victoria, Australia
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Fire-resistant — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Victoria, Australia

2. Why this plant is relevant here

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

How to read this page

The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.

The evidence

Grouped by what each source concluded. Primary evidence rated the plant itself (a lab, field program, or original curation); corroboration compiled or republished another source's rating and resolves to its root lineage.

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Last verified 2026-08-23. JSON (CC BY 4.0)

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Zygophyllum apiculatum (Pointed Twin-leaf). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/zygophyllum-apiculatum/. Last verified 2026-08-23.