Peucephyllum

Peucephyllum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants containing the single species Peucephyllum schottii. Its common names include pygmy cedar,[2][4] Schott's pygmy cedar,[1][5] desert fir,[6] and desert pine.[6] It is not a cedar, fir, or pine, but a member of the aster family, Asteraceae. It is a leafy evergreen shrub with glandular, resinous foliage. It flowers in yellow flower heads which have only disc florets. The fruits are woody, bristly seeds with a pappus. This plant is native to the deserts of Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah in the United States and Baja California and Sonora in northern Mexico.[7][3]

Peucephyllum

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Bahieae
Genus: Peucephyllum
A.Gray
Species:
P. schottii
Binomial name
Peucephyllum schottii
Synonyms[3]

Inyonia M.E. Jones

The species form is similar to that of the common creosote bush (Larrea tridentata): small, greenish, and hemispherical with similar yellow flowers in the spring.

References
  1. Peucephyllum schottii. NatureServe. 2012.
  2. "Peucephyllum schottii". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. Cronquist, A; Holmgren, AH; Holmgren, NH; Reveal, JL; Holmgren, PK (1994). Intermountain Flora: Vascular Plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. Vol. 5. New York Botanical Garden. pp. 102. ISBN 0-89327-375-9.
  4. Peucephyllum schottii. The Jepson Manual.
  5. Peucephyllum schottii. USDA PLANTS.
  6. Peucephyllum schottii. Calflora.
  7. Peucephyllum schottii. Flora of North America.

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