Identity of Mystery Plant

[Monique Reed]

The mystery plant from Las Cruces, New Mexico (shown at: http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/tfplab/mysteryplant.html) 

has been identified by many helpful TAXACOMers as a species of Zygophyllum, most likely Z. fabago.  This species has been collected from Dona Ana County, New Mexico previously.  It's a noxious weed in the U.S.

However, the flowers of "my" plant are much smaller than those in other images of Z. fabago that I've now seen.  Someone has recommended Dr. El Hadidi of Cairo University as an expert on Mediterranean Zygophyllum, so I will contact him to see what he thinks.

Thank you so much for help with this mystery.

Monique Reed
Texas A&M