Creosote Bush
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Leaves are small scalelike pinnate about 3 8 long.
Creosote bush. It is a widely used medicinal plant. The creosote bush is the signature plant of the southern part of the park and a common characteristic and often dominant shrub of the deserts of southwestern north america. Produces a resin with a strong creosote odor which is evident particularly after rainfall. The creosote bush is a plant of extremes.
Creosote bush is most common on the well drained soils of alluvial fans and flats. It competes aggressively with other plants for water and usually wins accounting for its prevalence in many arid locations of the southwest. Creosote bush larrea tridentata has an unromantic name but possesses wonderful medicinal properties and fascinating adaptive abilities. It is one of the best examples of a plant that tolerates arid conditions simply by its toughness.
The leaf is used to make medicine but there are serious. Chaparral is a plant. The most common and widely distributed shrub in the north american deserts. Creosote bush grows slowly and if grassland that it grows in catches fire when it is still small it will die off while the grass grows back.
They are medium sized slow growing shrubs with sprays of compact green leaves tiny yellow flowers and fuzzy seeds. Creosote bush larrea tridentata is an extremely tough and drought resistant plant. Its closest relative lives in the arid regions of argentina. Creosote larrea tridentata also known as greasewood is the most common shrub in three of the four north american deserts.
It is the most drought tolerant perennial in north america and it may be the oldest living plant. The creosote bush is the most characteristic feature of north america s hot deserts. In parts of its range it may cover large areas in practically pure stands though it usually occurs in association with ambrosia dumosa burro bush or bur sage. Creosote bush créosotier greasewood hediondilla jarilla larrea divaricata larrea tridentata larreastat.
Because of this creosote bush s natural habitat is in areas where grass has a difficult time growing. If you are in the mojave sonoran and chihuahuan deserts of western north america you are never far from a creosote bush.