Perennials, Tropicals > Larrea > Larrea tridentata > Larrea tridentata
Larrea tridentata
Creosote Bush
Origin: Southwestern United States of America and Central Mexico.
| Family |
| Zygophyllaceae |
| Genus |
| Larrea |
| Species |
| tridentata |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season preotection under glass. |
| Height |
| 1 - 3 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Full sun and partial-shade. Well-drained and moist soil. Drought tolerant. |
| Shape |
| Upright and spreading. |
| Leaf Description |
| 2 opposite lanceolate leaflets joined at the base with a deciduous awn or hair or bristle-like appendage between them. Each leaflet is 7 - 18 mm long and 4 - 8.5 mm wide. |
| Flower Description |
| The flowers are 25 mm wide with 5 petals. |
| Fruit Description |
| The fruit appears to be fuzzy. |
| Colour Description |
| The flowers are yellow. The leaves are dark green. The fruit is white. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| Seed. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| Native Americans in Southwest believed that this plant treated many maladies, including sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, chicken pox, dysmenorrhea and snakebites. It is still widely used as a medicine in Mexico. |
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