Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola Hymenoclea salsola Torr. & A. Gray var. salsola Ambrosia salsola (Torr. & A. Gray) Strother & B.G. Baldw. Ambrosia salsola (Torr. & A. Gray) Strother & B.G. Baldw. var. salsola Cheesebush
Cheesebush is native to the Sonoran, Mojave, and Colorado Deserts of Baja California, southern California, southern Nevada, the southwestern corner of Utah, Arizona, and northwest Mexico. The name comes from a disagreeable cheeselike odor given off when the leaves are crushed. Identification: Cheesebush is a rounded, often disheveled shrub 3-8' (91-243 cm) in height and 6-24' (1.8-7.3 m) around. It is a perennial, but it drops its leaves during periods of drought. It has thin branches and needle-like leaves ¾-3" (1.9-7.6 cm) long, but only ¹/₃₂-¹/₁₆" (1-2 mm) wide. It has multiple white male flowers about ¼" (8.3 mm) in diameter. It is an early colonizer of disturbed sites, being replaced in time by plants such as creosotebush. Online References:
Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola on the USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola on cabezaprieta.org Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola on CalPhotos Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola on SEINet—the Southwest Environmental Information Network Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola from the Jepson Manual References:
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