PLANTS Profile for Larrea tridentata (creosote bush)

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PLANTS Profile

Larrea tridentata (DC.) Coville
creosote bush

Symbol:

LATR2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Zygophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Larrea tridentata (DC.) Coville

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Larrea tridentata (DC.) Coville

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Distribution:
Larrea tridentata (DC.) Coville


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Related Taxa:
Larrea tridentata (DC.) Coville

View 9 genera in Zygophyllaceae, 1 species in Larrea or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Larrea tridentata var. arenaria
creosote bush

Larrea tridentata var. tridentata
creosote bush

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Larrea tridentata (DC.) Coville

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Sapindales
Family	Zygophyllaceae – Creosote-bush family
Genus	Larrea Cav. – creosote bush
Species	Larrea tridentata (DC.) Coville – creosote bush

U.S. Weed Information:
Larrea tridentata (DC.) Coville

creosotebush

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

WSWS

Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Larrea tridentata (DC.) Coville

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin			Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Larrea tridentata (DC.) Coville

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29051.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Time Generated: 10/09/2008 06:28 AM MDT