Larrea tridentata - Creosote bush

Larrea tridentata, or Creosote Bush, is a shrub with small, dark green leaves and yellow flowers, found in arid regions. It is known for its medicinal uses in treating a variety of ailments and for its ability to survive in harsh conditions.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Shrub¹
• Evergreen¹

Functions

• Copper accumulator²
• Fire resistance³

Footnotes

1. Larrea tridentata | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸

2. Gaia’s Garden - A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition Table 6-2 ↩

3. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds, noted “low flammability” ↩