Larrea nitida Cav.

Species

Angiosperms > Zygophyllales > Zygophyllaceae > Larrea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

Uses fuel medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Digestion (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Excitant (unspecified), Vulneric (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Larrea nitida habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Larrea nitida leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Larrea nitida leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Larrea nitida leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Larrea nitida flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Larrea nitida flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Larrea nitida fruit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Larrea nitida fruit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Larrea nitida world distribution map, present in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:873319-1
WFO ID wfo-0001146314
COL ID 3SBJS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Larrea balsamica Mimosa balsamica Inga balsamica Larrea nitida