Zygophyllaceae

Larrea divaricata Cav.

Family: Zygophyllaceae
Genus: Larrea

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Larrea divaricata: Common in Argentina, where it is known as Jarilla Embra. Some authorities treat this species as just a variety of L. tridentata, the North American creosote bus — Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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Norwegian Bokmål: Kreosotbusk

Synonyms

Covillea divaricata (Cav.) Coville
Larrea divaricata f. subsericea Hauman
Larrea divaricata f. viscosa Hauman
Larrea monticellii Perrone & Caro
Neoschroetera divaricata (Cav.) Briq.
Schroeterella divaricata (Cav.) Briq.

Photos

Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SoleFabrizio, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gastón Cuello, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.