Do Waldsteinia and Obregonia contain the same number of species?
Waldsteinia Waldsteinia, the barren strawberries, is a genus of the rose family (Rosaceae). It contains about six species native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. A number of species are cultivated as a ground cover in gardens, including "Waldsteinia fragarioides" from North America, "Waldsteinia geoides" from Europe, "Waldsteinia lobata", and "Waldsteinia ternata" from Eurasia (from Central Europe to Siberia, China, and Japan).
Fagonia Fagonia is a genus of wild, flowering plants in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae, having roughly 34, distinct species. Species occurring in the US are commonly referred to as fagonbushes. Fagonia ssp. distribution includes parts of Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Mid-East, India, and parts of the Americas. Fagonia species have been used ethnobotanically by traditional practitioners under Ayurvedic and other healing regimes for many maladies. Species occur in deserts, dry washes, ditches and on rocky outcrops, including at altitude. The literature cites various species having anti-febril, antiseptic, anti-cancer, anti-ischemic stroke, anti-diabetic, anti-venom, etc., properties.