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'''''Larrea''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s in the [[Tribulus terrestris|caltrop]] family, [[Zygophyllaceae]]. It contains five species of [[evergreen]] [[shrub]]s that are native to the [[Americas]]. The generic name honours Spanish scientist J.A. de Larrea.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=tb_qBpULHKcC&source |title=The Encyclopedia of Edible Plants of North America |first=François |last=Couplan |publisher=McGraw-Hill Professional |year=1998 |isbn=9780879838218978-0-87983-821-8 |page=312}}</ref> South American members of this genus are known as '''''jarillas''''' and are so closely related that [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrids]] are partially fertile. One of the more notable species is the Creosote Bush (''[[Larrea tridentata|L. tridentata]]'') of the [[southwestern United States]] and northwestern [[Mexico]] The [[King Clone]] ring in the [[Mojave Desert]] is a Creosote Bush [[clonal colony]] estimated to be 11,700 years old.