Larrea tridentata
Creosote Bush
Zygophyllaceae Family
Compiled by the Master Gardeners
of the University of Arizona Pima County Cooperative Extension.
Species and varieties
Larrea tridentata (Creosote Bush, Gobernadora)
Larrea divaricata synonym of Larrea tridentata (Creosote Bush, Gobernadora)
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Creosote Bush
Genus: Larrea
Species: tridentata
Parts Used: leaves ...
Larrea mexicana
Synonyms: Larrea tridentata, L.divaricata (L), L.glutinosa, creosote bush, greasewood, gobernadora, hediondilla
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Larrea tridentata. Creosote Bush. Arizona. A tea of the plant tastes just like water out of an old garden hose!
Larrea tridentata. Creosote Bush. Arizona.
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Chaparral - Larrea mexicana (in the Zygophyllaceae family)
Parts used: Resinous new leaves.
Taste/smell: Bitter, resinous, acrid.
Chaparral - Larrea tridentata
Chapín - Cypripedium reginae
Charneca - Pistacia lentiscus
Chaulmugra - Hydnocarpus kurzii
Chelone - Chelone glabra
Chequén - Eugenia chequen
Chicharo - Pisum sativum
Chichifraile - Sideritis ibanyezii ...
Creosote Bush Larrea tridentata
Crocus
Crosus spp.
Cryptomeria
Japanese Cryptomeria, Japanese Cedar Cryptomeria japonica
Plume Cryptomeria, Plume Cedar Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans'
Currant
Flowering Ribes sanguineum ...
Hediondilla [Spanish]: Larrea tridentata
Hediondilla [Spanish]: Larrea tridentata (DC.) Coville var. arenaria L.Benson
Hediondilla [English]: Zygia latifolia var. controversa
Hediondilla [English]: Senna nitida ...
(2003), Larrea (Zygophyllaceae) were weakly associated with Fabaceae, the only member of Fabales included in their rbcL study; ...
The common name refers to its supposed holy and life giving properties. There are about 250 species in the family, many of which are typical of deserts, such as the creosote bush (Larrea divaricata).
 See also: Green, Medic, Juniperus, Quercus Ilex, Ginkgo
  
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