Larrea mexicana.

Botanical name: 

Larrea mexicana Moric. Zygophyllaceae. Creosote Plant.

Mexico. Travellers chew the twigs to alleviate extreme thirst. The plant is a bright evergreen with foliage resembling that of Buxus.


Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World, 1919, was edited by U. P. Hedrick.