Larrea tridentata (DC.) Coville
First published in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 4: 75 (1893)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. & S. Central U.S.A. to Mexico. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Arizona, California, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Covillea tridentata (DC.) Vail in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 302 (1899)
- Larrea divaricata subsp. tridentata (DC.) Felger in J. Arizona Acad. Sci. 6: 84 (1970)
- Neoschroetera tridentata (DC.) Briq. in Candollea 2: 514 (1926)
- Schroeterella tridentata (DC.) Briq. in Veröff. Geobot. Inst. Rübel Zürich 3: 664 (1925)
- Zygophyllum tridentatum DC. in Prodr. 1: 706 (1824)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Covillea glutinosa (Engelm.) Rydb. in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 25: 108 (1910)
- Guaiacum mexicanum Baill. in Traité Bot. Méd. Phan. 2: 886 (1884)
- Larrea divaricata var. arenaria (L.D.Benson) Felger in Fl. Gran Desierto & Río Colorado Northwest. Mexico: 467 (2000)
- Larrea glutinosa Engelm. in F.A.Wislizenus, Mem. Tour N. Mexico: 93 (1848)
- Larrea mexicana Moric. in Pl. Nouv. Amér.: 71 (1839)
- Larrea tridentata var. arenaria L.D.Benson in L.D.Benson & R.A.Darrow, Trees & Shrubs of Southw. Deserts, ed. 3: 123 (1981)
- Larrea tridentata var. glutinosa (Engelm.) Jeps. in Man. Fl. Pl. Calif.: 604 (1925)
- Larrea tridentata subsp. glutinosa (Engelm.) A.E.Murray in Kalmia 12: 21 (1982)
- Neoschroetera glutinosa (Engelm.) Briq. in Candollea 2: 514 (1926)
- Schroeterella glutinosa (Engelm.) Briq. in Veröff. Geobot. Inst. Rübel Zürich 3: 664 (1925)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016). Flora of North America North of Mexico 12: 1-603. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Powell, A.M. & Worthington, R.D. (2018). Flowering plants of Trans-Pecos Texas and ajacent areas: 1-1444. BRIT Press.
- Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016). Flora of North America North of Mexico 12: 1-603. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Living Collection Database
- Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images