Creosote Bush, Larrea tridentata

Photo of the green leaves, gray fruit, and yellow flowers of the Creosote Bush

After a rain, many people like to walk through fields where the creosote bush lives and enjoy the aroma. Botanists estimate that clones live for 10,000 years, longer than any other known plant The creosote bush belongs to the Zygophyllaceae, the Caltrop Family.