creosote bush
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The creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) is a resinous desert shrub found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. It is a plant belonging to the caltrop family. The term "creosote" itself can refer to several substances, including a liquid mixture of phenolic compounds from wood tar, a liquid from coal tar used as a wood preservative, or a tar deposited from wood smoke. The creosote bush is one of the meanings associated with the word "creosote".12
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desertOriginFor example, the creosote bush (Larrea tridentata), although now widespread and common in North American hot deserts, was probably a natural immigrant from South America as recently as the end of the last Ice Age about 11,700 years ago.
Read MoreFor example, the creosote bush (Larrea tridentata), although now widespread and common in North American hot deserts, was probably a natural immigrant from South America as recently as the end of the last Ice Age about 11,700 years ago.
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The creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) is common in both areas. The spiny, hummock-forming spinifex grasses typify Australian deserts, while fleshy, cactuslike species of Euphorbia are conspicuous in deserts located in parts of southern and eastern Africa.
Read MoreThe creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) is common in both areas. The spiny, hummock-forming spinifex grasses typify Australian deserts, while fleshy, cactuslike species of Euphorbia are conspicuous in deserts located in parts of southern and eastern Africa.
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