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Larrea
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Larrea tridentata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Zygophyllales
Family: Zygophyllaceae
Genus: Larrea
Species

Larrea ameghinoi
Larrea cuneifolia
Larrea divaricata
Larrea nitida
Larrea tridentata

Larrea is a genus of 5 species of New World evergreen shrubs that includes the creosote bush Larrea tridentata of North America and the jarillas of South America.

The South American species are closely related, and hybrids are partially fertile.

References

  • T. J. Mabry, J. H. Hunziker, and D. R. Di Feo, D. R. (Eds.). Creosote Bush: Biology and Chemistry of Larrea in New World Deserts US/IBP Synthesis Series N° 6 (Dowden, Hutchinson and Ross, Inc. PA, 1977)
  • Juan H. Hunziker and Cecilia Comas, "Larrea interspecific hybrids revisited (Zygophyllaceae)" Darwiniana, 40(1-4): pp. 33-38 (2002)