- Larrea
Taxobox
name = "Larrea"
image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Larrea tridentata"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Zygophyllales
familia =Zygophyllaceae
genus = "Larrea"
genus_authority = Orteg.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
*"Larrea ameghinoi "
*"Larrea cuneifolia "
*"Larrea divaricata "
*"Larrea nitida "
*"Larrea tridentata ""Larrea" is a
genus of five species ofNew World evergreen shrub s that includes theCreosote bush "Larrea tridentata" ofNorth America and theJarilla s ofSouth 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)
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