Talk:Larrea tridentata

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I suspect this page is setting a record for the number of people who are going to swap out a perfectly good photo for one they took themselves. It's not a blog people. Let it be.--y6y6y6 21:52, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] equal age?

it has been shown that the root systems of mature creosote plants are simply so efficient at absorbing water that fallen seeds nearby cannot accumulate enough water to germinate, effectively creating dead zones around every plant. It also seems that all plants within a stand grow at approximately the same rate, and that the creosote bush is a very long-living plant. From this, it can be concluded that all the plants inside a stand are of equal age.

There is some missing information here. There is not enough information here to warrant drawing the conclusion that the plants in a stand are of equal age, and the article makes it sound as if these two things lead to the conclusion. Its certainly doesn't follow from the info given. So whats up? Unless they just mean "since the plants are old, they are for all intents and purposes of equal age" (like two sets of hominid bones might be of "equal age" in geological terms, even though they may have lived 10,000 years apart. But I don't think the age of any plants warrant such equivocation. )

OK, nevermind, I guess it makes more sense given the paragraph below. The "From this it can be concluded..." should be in the ending of the paragraph below Brentt 21:03, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Smell and medicinal uses

Is it worth mentioning that the creosote bush is what gives the Southwestern deserts the very distinct post rain-smell? Its also supposed to be a very important medicinal plant among Native Americans. Anyone have info on that? Brentt 21:12, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

If you Google "chaparral" you'll get lots of links to medicinal uses. Softlavender (talk) 02:29, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Common name

Seems to me that the name used for this plant is currently more commonly "chaparral" as opposed to "creosote bush," and this has been the case for at least the last 30 years in my experience. At the very least, the two run about even. A Google search of "larrea tridentata" seems to give "chaparral" more the edge. I'm noting this because the nomenclature currently within the body of the article and the photos is always "creosote bush." Given the more common usage of "chaparral" shouldn't the article use that instead, or stick to the Latin name completely? Softlavender (talk) 02:38, 18 March 2008 (UTC)