Creosote Bush Larrea tridentanta 100 Seeds

Larrea tridentata, commonly known as creosote bush, is a hardy, evergreen shrub in the Zygophyllaceae family, native to the arid deserts of North America, including the Mojave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan deserts. It is renowned for its remarkable resilience to extreme heat, prolonged drought, and poor, sandy or rocky soils, often forming expansive, low-growing colonies that dominate desert landscapes. The plant typically reaches 1–3 meters in height, with small, dark green leaves coated in resin that emits a distinctive, pungent aroma. Larrea tridentata produces small, yellow, five-petaled flowers in spring, which are followed by fuzzy, capsule-like fruits containing seeds adapted for dispersal by wind. The shrub plays a crucial ecological role, providing shelter and food for a variety of desert wildlife, including insects, birds, and small mammals, while also stabilizing soils in fragile desert ecosystems. Its longevity, with some clonal colonies estimated to be thousands of years old, c