Creosotebush (Larrea tridentata)
Flowers, fruit, and foliage of Creosotebush (Larrea tridentata). Chihuahuan Desert Gardens, Centennial Museum, University of Texas at El Paso. Photograph by A.H. Harris.
- Common Names: Creosotebush, Gobernadora, Hediondilla
- Scientific Name: Larrea tridentata
- Family: Zygophyllaceae (Caltrop Family)
- Geographic Range: Warm deserts of North America, extending into México to Durango, Zacatecas, Aguacalientes, and San Luis Potosí, with separated populations in
Querétaro and Hidalgo.
- Description: Evergreen shrub, commonly to 4' tall, but exceptionally to about 15'.
- Landscape Usage:
Last Update: 2 Jun 2006
