Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Larrea tridentata (Sesse & Mocino ex de Candolle) Coville var. tridentata (Creosote Bush,hediondilla,gobernadora)
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Habitat: valleys,bajadas
Life Form: shrub,medium Leaf Description: alternate bifoliate shiny Flower Color: yellow Flowering Period: Spring Spines: spineless Family: Zygophyllaceae (caltrop family) Abundance: abundant,widespread Additional Information: Felger, R.S. and S. Rutman. 2016. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A Flora of Southwestern Arizona. Part 20. Eudicots: Solanaceae to Zygophyllaceae. Phytoneuron 2016-52: 1-66. Published 4 August 2016. ISSN 2153 733X page 58 (7.5 MB pdf) |
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