Yellow Wildflower
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Name: Larrea
tridentata Common Name: Creosote Bush, Creosotebush Flower Color: Yellow Plant Type: Shrub, Perennial, Evergreen Height: To 10 feet (3 m) tall Date Observed: March 25, 2004 Notes: The 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide flowers have 5 twisted petals and are followed by round, lobed, white-haired capsules. The small leaves are 2 split leaflets joined at the base and are shiny, green, thick, and waxy-feeling. These common desert shrubs are long-lived and give off a distinctive resinous odor after rains. |
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