← Catalogo

Creosote Bush

Larrea tridentata (DC.) Coult.

Descrizione

Larrea tridentata, also called creosote bush, greasewood, and chaparral is a medicinal herb. In Sonora, it is more commonly called hediondilla; Spanish hediondo = "smelly". It is a flowering plant in the family Zygophyllaceae. The specific name tridentata refers to its three-toothed leaves.

Classificazione

Regno
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Ordine
Zygophyllales
Famiglia
Zygophyllaceae
Genere
Larrea