Pronunciation: LARE-ee-a tri-den-TAY-ta
Common name: Creosote bush
Family: Zygophyllaceae (Caltrop)
Habitat: Common and widespread in desert scrub to
5000', dry slopes and plains, occasional in interior
cismontane valleys
Blooming period: November to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Larrea 2) tridentata