Dhamasa / Indian Fagonia
Fagonia indica
Also known as Khorasan Thorn
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Dhamasa
Identify Dhamasa by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Small spiny desert herb.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Zygophyllaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Dhamasa.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Fagonia indica
- Genus
- Fagonia
- Family
- Zygophyllaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Distribution
- Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Arabia, Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, Libya
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Zygophyllaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Local Names
- Gujarati
- ધમાસો dhamaso
- Hindi
- धमासा dhamasa, दमहर damhar
- Kachchhi
- ધમાસો dhamaso, ધ્રામાઉ dhramau
- Kannada
- ನೆಲ ಇಂಗಳಿ nela ingali
- Marathi
- धमासा dhamasa
- Punjabi
- ਦਮਾਂਹ damanh, ਦਮੀਯਾ damiya, ਧਮਾ dhama
- Rajasthani
- धमासा dhamasa
- Sanskrit
- धन्वयवास dhanvayavasa
- Telugu
- చిట్టి గార chittigara
- Urdu
- دھماں dhamas
About Dhamasa
Indian Fagonia (Fagonia indica) is a shrub in the Zygophyllaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and 3 other states. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Zygophyllaceae
Caltrop Family
Dhamasa belongs to the Zygophyllaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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