Larrea tridentata (Sessé & Moc. ex DC.) Coville 
Family: Zygophyllaceae
creosote bush,  more
[Larrea divaricata ssp. tridentata (Sesse & Moc. ex DC.) Felger & Lowe,  more]
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E. Makings  
Photographer: E. Makings
Manager: ASU Vascular Plant Herbarium
Locality: San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area
 
Plant: Shrub to 2 m Leaves: leaves two-lobed Flowers: flowers yellow, fruit a white, hairy ball. Notes: leaflets fused with rachis protruding in gap between them, may appear as a single dissected leaf References: J.C. Hickman, ed. The Jepson Manual. Kearney & Peebles. Arizona Flora. ASU specimens.
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Mark A. Dimmitt  
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L.R. Landrum  
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Liz Makings  
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L.R. Landrum  
Photographer: Mark A. Dimmitt
Manager: ASDM Sonora Desert Digital Library
Locality: Chiricahua Mts, AZ
Notes: from Portal Rd-San Simon.
Copyright: © 1970 ASDM
Photographer: L.R. Landrum
Manager: ASU Vascular Plant Herbarium
Photographer: Liz Makings
Manager: ASU Vascular Plant Herbarium
Locality: San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area
Photographer: L.R. Landrum
Manager: ASU Vascular Plant Herbarium
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