PLANTS Profile for Larrea tridentata var. tridentata (creosote bush)

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PLANTS Profile

Larrea tridentata (DC.) Coville var. tridentata
creosote bush

Symbol:

LATRT

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Zygophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Larrea tridentata (DC.) Coville var. tridentata

Larrea divaricata

©Mark W. Skinner. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, Kern Co., Ridgecrest. August 6, 1985. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Larrea tridentata (DC.) Coville var. tridentata

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Synonyms:
Larrea tridentata (DC.) Coville var. tridentata

	COTR10	Covillea tridentata (DC.) Vail
	LADI2	Larrea divaricata auct. non Cav.
	LADIT	Larrea divaricata Cav. ssp. tridentata (DC.) Felger & C.H. Lowe
	LAGL11	Larrea glutinosa Engelm.
	LAME6	Larrea mexicana Moric.

Distribution:
Larrea tridentata (DC.) Coville var. tridentata


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USA (AZ, CA, NM, NV, TX, UT)

Related Taxa:
Larrea tridentata (DC.) Coville var. tridentata

View 9 genera in Zygophyllaceae, 1 species in Larrea, 2 varieties in Larrea tridentata (DC.) Coville

Classification:
Larrea tridentata (DC.) Coville var. tridentata

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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
Variety	Larrea tridentata (DC.) Coville var. tridentata – creosote bush

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

Larrea tridentata
creosotebush

The related entity italicized and indented above 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.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 528680.

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

Time Generated: 11/23/2009 09:26 PM MST