Creosote Bush
Larrea tridentata
Elevation:1300
Location: Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico
Description: Drought resistant shrub with small compound leaves that send aroma after rainfall. The aroma is actually an animal deterrent which help with its long life span. These plants often live 100-200 years. Creosote can be 3-10 ft in height and need full sun. This plants leaves reflect the sun and often these shrubs grow together in rings of 6-20 m in diameter. Mainly in spring or after large amounts of rainfall, yellow flowers start to appear on the greyish stems. Creosote grows in loose soils where the roots can be aerated. Creosote was used by Native Americans for medicinal purposes
Larrea is a genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae. It contains five species of evergreen shrubs that are native to the Americas. The generic name honours Bishop Juan Antonio Hernández Pérez de Larrea, a patron of science.[2][3] South American members of this genus are known as jarillas and can produce fertile interspecific hybrids. One of the more notable species is the creosote bush (L. tridentata) of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. The King Clone ring in the Mojave Desert is a creosote bush clonal colony estimated to be about 11,700 years old.
Larrea is a genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae. It contains five species of evergreen shrubs that are native to the Americas. The generic name honours Bishop Juan Antonio Hernández Pérez de Larrea, a patron of science. South American members of this genus are known as jarillas and can produce fertile interspecific hybrids. One of the more notable species is the creosote bush (L. tridentata) of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. The King Clone ring in the Mojave Desert is a creosote bush clonal colony estimated to be about 11,700 years old.
