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creosote bush

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creosote bush
n.
Any of several resinous aromatic evergreen shrubs of the genus Larrea, especially L. tridentata, a yellow-flowered plant characteristic of warm deserts in the southwest United States and Mexico.
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Noun1.creosote bushcreosote bush - desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers
coville, hediondilla, Larrea tridentata
genus Larrea, Larrea - xerophytic evergreen shrubs; South America to southwestern United States
Sonora gum - acidulous gum resin of the creosote bush
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems


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It is home to hundreds of species of plants including the largest stand of Joshua trees in the world, cholla cactus, California juniper, desert primrose, Mojave yucca, pinon pine, wildflowers galore, and the creosote bush, which can live up to 10,000 years in the desert.
A LEOPOLDIAN SUCCESS STORY: MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE by Barbar, Richard M. / Parks & Recreation
The two biologists devised a system of interlocking, partially transparent growth boxes that allowed them to observe interactions between the roots of two desert shrubs: the common creosote bush Larrea tridentata and the so-called burro weed Ambrosia dumosa.
Root words: scientists strengthen the case for subterranean signals ... by Weiss, Rick / Science News
This area is home to two of the oldest plant species on earth: bristle cone pine (Pinus aristata), growing in the White Mountains and estimated to be 4,900 years old; and creosote bush (Larrea tridentata), some of whose self-made clones are more than 10,000 years of age.
IN THE GARDEN GROW ANCIENT PLANTS AT HOME by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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