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Larrea tridentata

CREOSOTE BUSH

Zygophyllaceae
Caltrop family

Larrea tridentata © Edge Of Eden


Shrub, < 13' (4 m).
Resinous odor characteristic; stems reddish becoming gray.
Flowers yellow.
Blooming April–May.
Dry slopes and plains (dominant shrub over vast areas of desert).
Elevation < 3300' (1000 m).
Great Basin Province (east of Sierra Nevada), Desert Province.
Desert Wildflowers (Larrea divaricata) p. 135 137 # 294
A Flora of Southern California p.860 861 B
The Jepson Manual p.1099 1103

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Last modified: February 2, 2009





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