Tarbush (Flourensia cernua)

   

Flowers and foliage of Tarbush. Photograph by Wynn Anderson.

• Common English Names: Tarbush, Blackbrush, Varnishbush
• Common Spanish Names: Hojase, Yerba del Hule
• Scientific Name: Flourensia cernua (flow-REN-see-uh SER-nuu-uh)
• Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)
• Geographic Range: Nearly limited to the geographic range of the Chihuahuan Desert from southeastern Arizona to Texas and south into Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas, and San Luis Potosí.
• Plant Form: Strongly aromatic, much branched, densely leafy, perennial shrub 1' to 3' tall, occasionally to as much as 6'.
• Remarks: Flowers small, yellow, inconspicuous. Prefers heavy, deep soils; full sun, light water.

Last Update: 4 Jul 2002